ruffled feathers


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ruffled feathers

noun
Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight:
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It is only your faery touch that can lay his ruffled feathers."
'A lady!' says Twemlow, pluming his ruffled feathers. 'Ask the favour of the lady's name.'
As we passed through the neighbouring village with cracking of whip and jingling of bells, heads popped up at the windows to stare, and the only living thing in the silent, sunny street was a melancholy fowl with ruffled feathers, which looked at us reproachfully, as we dashed with so much energy over the crackling snow.
Led by Ruffled Feathers Golf Club as its flagship venue, Arcis Golf's five golf facilities throughout the greater Chicago area expertly plan, coordinate and execute more than 250 charity golf tournaments and fundraising events each year.
Consequently, the treatment for ruffled feathers must follow a medical investigation that diagnoses the underlying disease.The animal health service provider then treats the real cause of feather ruffling and the feathers return to their normal lay.
RUFFLED FEATHERS Swan is helped to safety in Co Kildare
Summary: Electricite du Liban announced Thursday that it will take the "necessary measures" against a worker involved in establishing a chicken coop at EDL's Beirut headquarters after the incident ruffled feathers on social media.
However, a former high-ranking official in the provincial government, speaking anonymously, said Chesda's rapid rise and seeming inexperience had ruffled feathers.
IANS Chennai Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday ruffled feathers of political leaders and fishermen organisations with her claim that distanced the Coast Guard from a firing incident off the Rameswaram coast earlier this week in which two fishermen were injured.
HE'S only been in the job for a handful of days but new Assembly Member Neil McEvoy has already ruffled feathers.
EASYJET boss Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has ruffled feathers with the launch of his first easyFoodstore in north west London where everything is just 25p.
Will brushes off Ricky's rant as "ruffled feathers" but a show source says the bad blood between them is real.