to put sb's nose out of joint

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• put someone's nose out of joint — 1. To supplant someone in another s love or confidence 2. To disconcert, rebuff or offend someone • • • Main Entry: ↑join put someone s nose out of joint see under ↑join • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * put someone’s nose out of joint …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone's nose out of joint — put (someone s) nose out of joint informal to upset or annoy someone. Martin refused to let her chair the meeting which rather put her nose out of joint …   New idioms dictionary

• put somebody's nose out of joint — If you put someone s nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• put someone's nose out of joint — ► put someone s nose out of joint informal offend someone or hurt their pride. Main Entry: ↑nose …   English terms dictionary

• put somebody's nose out of joint — put sb s ˈnose out of joint idiom (informal) to upset or annoy sb, especially by not giving them enough attention Main entry: ↑noseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put one's nose out of joint — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor. * /When Jane accepted Tom s invitation it put Jack s nose out of joint./ 2. To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment. * /Joe s mother put his nose out of joint by not… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put one's nose out of joint — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor. * /When Jane accepted Tom s invitation it put Jack s nose out of joint./ 2. To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment. * /Joe s mother put his nose out of joint by not… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put\ one's\ nose\ out\ of\ joint — v. phr. informal 1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor. When Jane accepted Tom s invitation it put Jack s nose out of joint. 2. To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment. Joe s mother put his nose out of joint by not letting him go to …   Словарь американских идиом

• put somebody's nose out of joint —    If you put someone s nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Put somebody's nose out of joint —   If you put someone s nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you …   Dictionary of English idioms

• To put one's nose out of joint — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English