to tick someone off
to be rude to someone and cause a tiff or a fight
to be impolite or irritate someone
to cause a diversion
get on nerves
The guy has rubbed me in such a wrong way that I do not even want to look at him ever again.
I don’t think rubbing the director of the company in a wrong way was a good move for your career.
I would always rub the teacher in the wrong way and end up in trouble.
My sister has rubbed the police officer in the wrong way and now I have to go help her out.
You should not rub me the wrong way if you really want this promotion.
He is such a nice guy he would not rub anyone the wrong way.
You have rubbed me the wrong way so often that I dislike even seeing your face now.
Many times President Trump had rubbed people up the wrong way by his speech all around the world.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.