rattle someone's cage

rattle (one's) cage

To purposefully anger, upset, or unnerve one, especially to affect their performance or undermine their credibility. He makes a point of taunting his opponents before each match in order to rattle their cage. The audience member asked a number of embarrassing questions about her past in an obvious attempt to rattle her cage.

rattle someone's cage

If you rattle someone's cage, you do or say something that upsets or annoys them. One thing I've learnt as an editor is that you can't create a truly superb magazine without rattling someone's cage. I don't rattle their cages and they don't rattle mine.

rattle someone's cage

make someone feel angry or annoyed, usually deliberately. informal

A humorous comparison is implied between the person annoyed in this way and a dangerous animal taunted by spectators outside its cage.

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释义	rattle someone's cage rattle (one's) cage To purposefully anger, upset, or unnerve one, especially to affect their performance or undermine their credibility. He makes a point of taunting his opponents before each match in order to rattle their cage. The audience member asked a number of embarrassing questions about her past in an obvious attempt to rattle her cage. See also: cage, rattle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rattle someone's cage If you rattle someone's cage, you do or say something that upsets or annoys them. One thing I've learnt as an editor is that you can't create a truly superb magazine without rattling someone's cage. I don't rattle their cages and they don't rattle mine. See also: cage, rattle Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. rattle someone's cage make someone feel angry or annoyed, usually deliberately. informal A humorous comparison is implied between the person annoyed in this way and a dangerous animal taunted by spectators outside its cage. See also: cage, rattle Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: rattle (one's) cage rattle somebody's cage rattling jump up and down express (one's) anger express anger street cred squig out bristle with anger smoke and mirrors References in periodicals archive "He knows how to rattle someone's cage and make them rush the bars." The Brief: Feb. 12, 2013
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