RUB SOMEONE THE WRONG WAY

Meaning of RUB SOMEONE THE WRONG WAY in English

irritate others with something one says or does Her lack of politeness always rubs me the wrong way.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ also ˈräŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wrong, wrang, from Old English wrang, from (assumed) Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAY — I. ˈwā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English way, wey, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German …
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RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rubbed ; rubbing ; rubs ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to Frisian rubben …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Английский словарь Webster
WRONG — — wronger , n. — wrongly , adv. — wrongness , n. /rawng, rong/ , adj. 1. not in accordance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAY — way 1 — wayless , adj. /way/ , n. 1. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
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RUB — /rub/ , v. , rubbed, rubbing , n. v.t. 1. to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to …
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from * wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAY — I. ˈwā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German weg way, Old English wegan …
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RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rub·bing ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to East Frisian rubben to rub, scrape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRONG — imp. of wring. wrung. 2. wrong ·adj that which is not right. 3. wrong ·adj twisted; wry; as, a wrong …
Webster English vocab
RUB — noun imperfection; failing; fault. 2. rub ·noun the act of rubbing; friction. 3. rub ·noun a chance. 4. rub ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRONG — [wrong] n [ME, fr. OE wrang, fr. (assumed) wrang, adj., wrong] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injurious, unfair, or unjust …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAY — [way] n [ME, fr. OE weg; akin to OHG weg way, OE wegan to move, L vehere to carry, via …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUB — [rub] vb rubbed ; rub.bing [ME rubben; akin to Icel rubba to scrape] vi (14c) 1 a: to move along …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRONG — / rɒŋ; NAmE rɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective NOT CORRECT 1. not right or correct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAY — / weɪ; NAmE / noun , adverb ■ noun METHOD / STYLE 1. [ C ] way (to do sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
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RUB — / rʌb; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. rub sth (with sth) to move your …
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WRONG — I. wrong 1 S1 W1 /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ wrong , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUB — I. rub 1 S2 /rʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle rubbed , present participle rubbing ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUB — v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAY — n. & adv. n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Oxford English vocab
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1. a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
RUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1. tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the …
Oxford English vocab
WRONG — ( wrongs, wronging, wronged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAY — ( ways) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to …
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SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — ( rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1. If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUB — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rub your eyes ▪ Anna rubbed her eyes wearily. rubbing alcohol rubbing...hands with glee …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRONG — (NOT SUITABLE) [adjective] [not gradable] - not suitable or desirable, or not as it should beShe's the wrong person for …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
RUB — [verb] -bb- - to press or be pressed against (something) with a circular or up and down repeated movementShe yawned …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — Synonyms and related words : Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air-dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRONG — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON …
Slang English vocab
RUB — To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to …
Slang English vocab
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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