rub someone the wrong way

English

Verb

rub someone the wrong way

(idiomatic) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.
It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.

Translations

to bother

Finnish: ärsyttää (fi)

Italian: infastidire (it), irritare (it)

See also

take the wrong way

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