put one's nose out of joint

[put one's nose out of joint] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor.

* /When Jane accepted Tom's invitation it put Jack's nose out of joint./

2. To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment.

* /Joe's mother put his nose out of joint by not letting him go to the movie./

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	disappointment ¹³ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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