ruffle some feathers
verbEtymology
Evoking the image of roosters, who ruffle their neck feathers when threatened. OED's earliest attestation is from 1829. Perhaps a variant of an earlier phrase "ruffle the tempers", attested since at least 1722.
Definitions
To cause a disturbance
To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
- Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.
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