Rattle someone's cage In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "rattle someone's cage", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2021-03-20 02:03

Meaning of Rattle someone's cage

Synonyms:

piss sb off

Rattle someone's cage Verb + object/complement

To make someone feel angry or upset 

You need to calm down. Who rattled your cage?

Peter is foaming at the mouth. I guess someone has rattled his cage.

My sister hid my cell phone and that's really rattling my cage.

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Grammar and Usage of Rattle someone's cage

Verb Forms

  • rattles someone's cage
  • have/had rattled someone's cage
  • be rattling someone's cage
  • rattled someone's cage

The verb "rattle" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Rattle someone's cage

Literally, the phrase comes from the meaning is to disturb the animals in the cage. To be more specific, children or childish people usually rattle or shake the cage to get the attention from the animals in the cage while they are sleeping or looking the other way, which makes the animals feel annoyed, Nowadays, the idiom is also used with the meaning that if someone is rattled their cage by you, which means they do not like your presence.

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