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
MatjaŽ	-	Slovene
Madelyn	MAD-ə-lin	English
WisŁAwa	vee-SWAH-vah	Polish
Ira (1)	IE-rə (English)	Biblical, English, Hebrew
ÁSmundur	-	Icelandic
Winston	['winstən]