- smooth 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.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
smooth ruffled feathers
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smooth 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 … New idioms dictionary
smooth ruffled feathers — solve problems, make problems disappear … English contemporary dictionary
smooth 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 … New idioms dictionary
smooth 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 … Useful english dictionary
smooth (somebody's) ruffled feathers — smooth (sb s) ruffled ˈfeathers idiom to make sb feel less angry or offended Main entry: ↑smoothidiom … Useful english dictionary
smooth someone's ruffled feathers — to try to make someone who feels offended less angry … English dictionary
smooth — smooth1 [ smuð ] adjective ** ▸ 1 even ▸ 2 well controlled ▸ 3 drink: not bitter ▸ 4 without problems ▸ 5 relaxed/confident 1. ) completely even with no rough areas or lumps: A baby s skin is as smooth as silk. ─ opposite ROUGH 2. ) a smooth ride … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smooth — I UK [smuːð] / US [smuð] adjective Word forms smooth : adjective smooth comparative smoother superlative smoothest ** 1) completely even with no rough areas or lumps A baby s skin is as smooth as silk. 2) a) a smooth ride in a vehicle does not… … English dictionary
ruffle someone's feathers — ruffle (someone s) feathers to make someone annoyed or upset. Her spokeswoman wouldn t say whether the lawsuit has ruffled the singer s feathers. He tries not to ruffle feathers, and people seem to like to work with him. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
ruffle feathers — ruffle (someone s) feathers to make someone annoyed or upset. Her spokeswoman wouldn t say whether the lawsuit has ruffled the singer s feathers. He tries not to ruffle feathers, and people seem to like to work with him. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
