Nose out of joint :)

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Nose out of joint :)

ninon100

Nose out of joint :)

Dear colleagues,

in Downton Abbey Mattew asks: "How do I do it without putting people �s noses out of joint?"

What does he mean??? Thanks!

16 May 2017

dawnmain

making him angry or irritating him

16 May 2017

cunliffe

Or making them feel under-valued; belittling them; huffing them.

16 May 2017

leilams

I think it means " to hurt somebody feelings" so, " How can I do it without hurt people �s feelings?

16 May 2017

ninon100

Very interesting, thank you everyone!

17 May 2017

ldthemagicman

Dear Ninon,

The Idiomatic Expression: "To put someone �s nose out of joint" =

To upset or replace a favourite, or a person who has ALWAYS performed this duty.

To supplant someone who REGULARLY does something, and therefore make him/her look foolish, by embarrassing, frustrating, or disconcerting him/her.

To take the place of someone who has ALWAYS been loved by another person, or by a group.

To make someone take SECOND place.

To upset, irritate, or sadden someone, by doing something that that other person takes PRIDE in doing, but now, no longer.

"Three-year-old Tom has always been the favourite of the family, but now that the new baby has arrived, that will certainly put little Tom�s nose out of joint."

Les Douglas

17 May 2017

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