英语词组put someone's nose out of joint是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

put someone's nose out of joint

Theme: INSULT

to offend someone; to cause someone to feel slighted or insulted. (Informal.)

I'm afraid I put his nose out of joint by not inviting him to the picnic.There is no reason to put your nose out of joint. I meant no harm.

Slang

put someone's nose out of joint

Theme: INSULT

tr. to cause someone to feel slighted; to cause someone to take offense.

I'm sorry we didn't invite you. We didn't mean to put your nose out of joint.Now, now, that shouldn't put your nose out of joint. We're sorry.

put (one's) nose out of joint

To upset one, usually through actions or words. Well, something put my mother's nose out of joint—what exactly did you say to her?

put someone's nose out of joint

If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it offends or upsets them, because they think that they have not been treated with the respect that they deserve. Ian had his nose put out of joint when a colleague who had been with the company for less time than him was promoted and he wasn't. Note: You can also say that someone's nose is out of joint or that someone has their nose out of joint. A few noses in the firm are out of joint since the arrival of a dynamic young manager. Note: You often use this expression to suggest that the person who is offended thinks that they are more important than they really are.

put someone's nose out of joint

upset or annoy someone. informal

nose out of joint, to have one's/put someone's

To be irritated or jealous, particularly when one is displaced or supplanted by someone else. This term appeared in print as long ago as 1581 and has continued to be used in the same sense ever since. The image is a bit puzzling, since it implies that the nose can be dislocated (it can’t—it has no joint), but that has not deterred its continued use. Shaw used it in at least two plays, Major Barbara and Heartbreak House: “The new bloke has put your nose out of joint.”

词组	put someone's nose out of joint
释义	Idiom put someone's nose out of joint Theme: INSULT to offend someone; to cause someone to feel slighted or insulted. (Informal.) I'm afraid I put his nose out of joint by not inviting him to the picnic.There is no reason to put your nose out of joint. I meant no harm. Slang put someone's nose out of joint Theme: INSULT tr. to cause someone to feel slighted; to cause someone to take offense. I'm sorry we didn't invite you. We didn't mean to put your nose out of joint.Now, now, that shouldn't put your nose out of joint. We're sorry. Idiom put someone's nose out of jointput (someone's) nose out of joint informal to upset or annoy someone. Martin refused to let her chair the meeting which rather put her nose out of joint. put (one's) nose out of joint To upset one, usually through actions or words. Well, something put my mother's nose out of joint—what exactly did you say to her? put someone's nose out of joint If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it offends or upsets them, because they think that they have not been treated with the respect that they deserve. Ian had his nose put out of joint when a colleague who had been with the company for less time than him was promoted and he wasn't. Note: You can also say that someone's nose is out of joint or that someone has their nose out of joint. A few noses in the firm are out of joint since the arrival of a dynamic young manager. Note: You often use this expression to suggest that the person who is offended thinks that they are more important than they really are. put someone's nose out of joint upset or annoy someone. informal nose out of joint, to have one's/put someone's To be irritated or jealous, particularly when one is displaced or supplanted by someone else. This term appeared in print as long ago as 1581 and has continued to be used in the same sense ever since. The image is a bit puzzling, since it implies that the nose can be dislocated (it can’t—it has no joint), but that has not deterred its continued use. Shaw used it in at least two plays, Major Barbara and Heartbreak House: “The new bloke has put your nose out of joint.”
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