ruffle someone's feathers

Annoy or offend someone, as in Calling him a tightwad really ruffled his feathers. This term alludes to the stiffened, upright feathers of an angry bird. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lambert	LAHM-bert (German), LAHM-bərt (Dutch), lam-BER (French), LAM-bərt (English)	German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Cynthia	SIN-thee-ə (English)	English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latifah	-	Arabic
Zeev	-	Hebrew
'Elifalet	-	Biblical Hebrew
Robin	RAH-bin (English)	English, Dutch, Swedish