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smooth ruffled feathers
smooth (somebody's) ruffled feathers
to try to make someone feel less angry or upset, especially after an argument I spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Grete | | GRE-tə (German) | German, Danish, Norwegian |
CİHan | | - | Turkish |
OlÍVia | | - | Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian |
Lapo | | - | Italian |
Debi | | DEB-ee | English |
LorcÁN | | LOR-kan | Irish |