Jemanden ärgern, ohne es eigentlich zu wollen.
To annoy someone without really meaning to.
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Er geht mir irgendwie gegen den Strich. — He rubs me up the wrong way somehow.
Dieser Ton geht den Leuten gegen den Strich. — That tone rubs people up the wrong way.
Sie ging dem ganzen Team gegen den Strich. — She rubbed the whole team up the wrong way.
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