put nose out of joint
Related to put nose out of joint: paying through the nose
put (one's) nose out of joint
To upset or irritate one, usually through actions or words. Well, something put my mother's nose out of joint—what exactly did you say to her?
See also: joint, nose, of, out, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put someone's nose out of joint
Fig. to make someone resentful. What's wrong with Jill? What put her nose out of joint? Don't put your nose out of joint. I didn't mean anything by what I said.
See also: joint, nose, of, out, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- get nose out of joint and have nose out of joint; put nose out of ...
- put (one's) nose out of joint
- put somebody's nose out of joint
- put someone’s nose out of joint
- put someone's nose out of joint
- get up (one's) nose
- get up somebody's nose
- get up someone's nose
- put an animal out
- put one out