Question of the Day #491

"If I expected that Trump’s affinity for Goldman Sachs bankers and Exxon executives would rub the wrong way among people who have been at the short end of every corporate merger, acquisition, and outsource decision, I was sorely disappointed."
From the next to last paragraph of this article at Vanity Fair.

上記の文で、rub the wrong wayの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rub the wrong way" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）の神経［感情・気持ち］を逆なでする

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
2. to make angry

Examples

• Those customers really rubbed their server the wrong way.
• The whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout.
• The way she smiles all the time really rubs me the wrong way. It seems so fake.
• He's always talking about how those commercials rub him the wrong way, but I think they're cute.
• I would always rub the teacher in the wrong way and end up in trouble.

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