- rattle cage
- rattle (someone's) cage
to make someone angry on purpose, often in order to make them seem silly.
She tried to rattle his cage with questions about his failed army career.
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rattle someone's cage — (informal) To stir someone up to anger or excitement • • • Main Entry: ↑rattle * * * rattle someone’s cage humorous phrase to make someone angry or upset Who rattled his cage? Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
rattle someone's cage — rattle (someone s) cage to make someone angry on purpose, often in order to make them seem silly. She tried to rattle his cage with questions about his failed army career … New idioms dictionary
rattle somebody's cage — ˌrattle sb s ˈcage idiom (informal) to annoy sb • Who s rattled his cage? Main entry: ↑rattleidiom … Useful english dictionary
rattle — [v1] bang, jiggle bicker, bounce, clack, clatter, drum, jangle, jar, jolt, jounce, knock, shake, shatter, sound, vibrate; concepts 65,152 rattle [v2] talk aimlessly, endlessly babble, cackle, chat, chatter, clack, gab, gabble, gush, jabber, jaw,… … New thesaurus
rattle someone's — ● cage … Useful english dictionary
rattle — rat|tle1 [ˈrætl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen] 1.) [I and T] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds ▪ Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shake, or make something shake, with quick repeated knocking noises: The windows rattled in the wind. | The beggar was rattling coins in an old mug. 2 (I) to move quickly, making a rattling noise (+ along/past/over etc): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — 01. The windows [rattled] in the strong winds. 02. The earthquake started gradually, with the [rattling] of the dishes in the cupboard. 03. The train [rattled] by as we sat on the bridge. 04. The monkey grabbed the bars of his cage, and [rattled] … Grammatical examples in English
rattle — I UK [ˈræt(ə)l] / US verb Word forms rattle : present tense I/you/we/they rattle he/she/it rattles present participle rattling past tense rattled past participle rattled 1) a) [intransitive] if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking… … English dictionary
rattle — [[t]ræ̱t(ə)l[/t]] rattles, rattling, rattled 1) V ERG When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. She slams the kitchen door so hard I… … English dictionary
