rub:1
verb14th century{ds|i|1|a|}
- to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate
- to fret or chafe with or as if with friction
- to cause discontent, irritation, or anger
rub (someone) up the wrong way
idiom
rub (someone) up the wrong way
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- to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed : to irritate
take something the wrong way
idiom
take something the wrong way
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- be offended by something —used in a negative context to introduce a statement that could be offensive to say that one does not mean to offend
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