rub sb up the wrong way

/ɹˈʌb ˌɛsbˈiː ˌʌp ðə ɹˈɒŋ wˈeɪ/

/ɹˈʌb ˌɛsbˈiː ˌʌp ðə ɹˈɔŋ wˈeɪ/

to rub sb up the wrong way

to unintentionally do or say something that greatly angers or upsets someone

Examples

1. She meant to be helpful but her suggestion really rubbed me up the wrong way.

2. She tends to rub people up the wrong way.

3. She meant to be helpful but her suggestion really rubbed me up the wrong way.

4. Just when we thought we'd seen it all, something happened which rubbed Bob up the wrong way.