to ruffle someone's feathers
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Definition of to ruffle someone's feathers words
- phrase to ruffle someone's feathers To ruffle someone's feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset. 0
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Parts of speech for To ruffle someone's feathers
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
to ruffle someone's feathers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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