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
Lyubomir	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Dante	['dænti]
Betts	[bets]
Aesop	EE-sahp (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Philetus	fi-LEE-təs (English), fie-LEE-təs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Acuff	[ə'kʌf]