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
Loretta	lə-RET-ə (English), lo-RET-tah (Italian)	English, Italian
RŮŽEna	-	Czech
Shahjahan	-	Urdu
Storm	STORM (English)	English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian
Wiebke	VEEP-kə (German)	Frisian, German
Kumbukani	kuw-mboo-KAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa