ruffled
11ruffled feathers — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, pique, resentment, umbrage. See LIKE, PAIN …
12smooth ruffled feathers — If you smooth someone s ruffled feathers, you make that person feel less angry or offended. Tom took the criticism badly but James managed to smooth his ruffled feathers …
13smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth (someone 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 …
14smooth ruffled feathers — smooth (someone 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 …
15frilled frilly ruffled — decorated decorated adj. having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly}; {bedaubed}; {bespectacled, monocled, spectacled}; {braided}; {brocaded,… …
16smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth someone’s ruffled feathers phrase to try to make someone who feels offended less angry Thesaurus: to make someone less angrysynonym Main entry: smooth * * * I make someone less angry or irritated by using soothing words II see …
17smooth (somebody's) ruffled feathers — smooth (sb s) ruffled ˈfeathers idiom to make sb feel less angry or offended Main entry: ↑smoothidiom …
18smooth ruffled feathers — solve problems, make problems disappear …
19smooth someone's ruffled feathers — to try to make someone who feels offended less angry …
20tsuhkwe'eani — ruffled grouse; partridge …