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put out of joint

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Many noses were put out of joint in the process, but corrective surgery had been long overdue.

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It's not just the drivers' noses that are being put out of joint by the FIA at the moment.

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If there's one thing guaranteed, it's that almost everyone is going to get their nose put out of joint.

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As you hint, she clearly had her nose put out of joint when she discovered your family doing their bit.

British noses were put out of joint by an unexpected French interest in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country, which has strong post-colonial ties to Britain.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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