rub someone up the wrong way

成語所屬單字rub

rub someone up the wrong way — 慣用語

1. to annoy or irritate someone, often without intending to, usually because of a d

1.慣用語
釋義

惹惱某人

to annoy or irritate someone, often without intending to, usually because of a difference in personality or habits.

例句

Kwame's habit of arriving late for every meeting rubbed his boss up the wrong way.

Élise tried to be friendly, but her direct questions seemed to rub the manager up the wrong way.