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rub the wrong way

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rub someone the wrong way

to annoy someone. He was known as a moody and selfish player who rubbed teammates the wrong way.

Etymology: based on the idea that if you rub the wrong way on a cat's fur, you annoy it

See also: rub, way, wrong

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