rub (someone) up the wrong way

British & Australian, American

to annoy someone without intending to.

It's not her fault - she just rubs me up the wrong way.

Whenever they meet, they always manage to rub each other the wrong way.

• bore the pants off
• bore the socks off
• bore to death
• bore to tears
• born and bred
• born to
• born to be
• born to be something
• born to do something
• born with a silver spoon in mouth
• born with a silver spoon in your mouth
• boss around
• boss someone around
• bossy boots
• bottle up
• bottle up something
• bottom drawer
• bottom drops out of the market
• bottom falls out of the market
• bottom fell out
• bottom fell out of
• bottom fell out of something
• bottomless pit
• bottom line
• bottom of the barrel