cross (one's) bows



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cross (one's) bows

To annoy or irritate. Boy, you are really crossing my bows today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?
See also: bow, cross

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sabri-Arabic
Myrto-Greek
RŮŽEna-Czech
Jai-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Alberte (1)al-BER-teGalician
Harsh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati