Rub Someone The Wrong Way Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Rub Someone The Wrong Way Idiom mean?

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rub someone the wrong way What does rub someone the wrong way mean?	irritate someone; bother or annoy someone.	"All my little brother says is 'Why?' Usually I'mpatient with him,but sometimes all his questions rub me the wrong way."
rub (someone) the wrong way What does rub (someone) the wrong way mean?	to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)	The woman who I work with rubs me the wrong way.
rub (someone) the wrong way What does rub (someone) the wrong way mean?	to irritate others with something that one says or does, to make someone dislike you	The woman's rude behavior always rubs me the wrong way.
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bread and butter What does "bread and butter" mean?	one's income/job to buy the basic needs of life like food/shelter/clothing	The voters are worried about bread-and-butter issues like jobs and taxes.
with both hands tied behind one's back What does "with both hands tied behind one's back" mean?	easily, even under a severe handicap	I did my science project with both hands tied behind my back.
kick back What does "kick back" mean?	relax and not do much	I`m going to kick back this evening and watch television.
Dollars for doughnuts What does "Dollars for doughnuts" mean?	If something is dollars for doughnuts, it is a sure bet or certainty.
risk one's neck (to do something) What does "risk one's neck (to do something)" mean?	risk harm in order to do something	The fireman risked his neck to save the young child.
turn off (someone) What does "turn off (someone)" mean?	to disgust/irritate/repel someone	The woman's constant complaining always turns me off.

Horses for courses What does "Horses for courses" mean?	Horses for courses means that what is suitable for one person or situation might be unsuitable for another.
At the eleventh hour What does "At the eleventh hour" mean?	At the very last moment.	The union negotiator went right down to the eleventh hour before accepting the company's final offer. On a 12-hour clock (rather than the 24-hour clock used by scientists, the military, et al) the hours of 12 noon and 12 midnight seem to hold special significance. De-marking the transition from morning to afternoon and the end of the day, they are often used as deadlines (high noon, the stroke of midnight). To come at "the eleventh hour" implies that it comes in the last hour before the deadline. The choice of "the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" as the time to end W.W.I was quite apt.
lost in thought What does "lost in thought" mean?	busy thinking	I was lost in thought when my friend phoned me last night.
beat (something) into (someone's) head What does "beat (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to force someone to learn something	The teacher thinks that she must beat the material into the heads of the students.

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Rub Someone The Wrong Way Idiom