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give umbrage
/ɡˈɪv ˈʌmbɹɪdʒ/
/ɡˈɪv ˈʌmbɹɪdʒ/to give umbrage
[PHRASE]What is the origin of the idiom "make a go of something" and when to use it?
The origin of the idiom "What is the origin of the idiom "make a go of something" and when to use it? can be traced back to the Middle French word "ombrage," which means "shade" or "shadow." In its literal sense, "umbrage" referred to the shadow cast by trees or other objects. It is typically employed in contexts where someone perceives a deliberate or unintentional insult, affront, or disrespectful treatment.
Examples
1. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
2. I think Lady Westerly took umbrage with your remarks, sir.
3. He took umbrage at the implication that he was too old for the job.
4. However, he does get an ice cream maker's worth of beskar out of it, also known as a camtono, which he then uses to flex on every other bounty hunter known to man by getting a set of shiny new Mandor-armor, even though some of his fellow Mandalorians take umbrage to his working for remnants of the Empire, who basically wiped most of them out.
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