chafe at (something)
chafe at (something)
To feel or express annoyance in response to something. Bruce chafed at the idea that the new hire he was training made more money than him. You could tell he was chafing at the reporter's questions, but he still declined to comment.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
chafe at something
Fig. to be irritated or annoyed at something. Jane chafed at the criticism for a long time afterward. Jerry chafed for a while at what Ken had said.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- chafe at
- Would it kill (someone) to (do something)?
- What was (one) smoking?
- final
- here we go again
- OMG
- What was (one) thinking?
- at all hours
- at all hours (of the day and night)