upset the natives
verbEtymology
Most likely from colonial days when upsetting the native population could lead to outbreaks of violence.
Definitions
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upset, native.
To offend local sensibilities.
- Paolo had decided he needed a more mellow persona so as not to upset the natives, but one still different enough to fascinate them. So he quit being a skater and became a Deadhead.
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