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Knock the pins from under someone What does Knock the pins from under someone mean?	If someone knocks the pins from under you, they let you down.
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ruffle its feathers What does "ruffle its feathers" mean?	a bird points its feathers outward	The bird sat in the tree and ruffled its feathers.

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Knock The Pins From Under Someone Idiom