nose out of joint

Cultural  

1. To be in a bad mood: “Ever since Bill got that traffic ticket, he's had his nose out of joint.”

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Example Sentences

“Nobody’s got their nose out of joint.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A face-off between the two newspapers "put Mirror owner Robert Maxwell's nose out of joint", according to sticker expert and author Greg Lansdowne.

From BBC

“To the Laker fans getting their nose out of joint, I say, ‘C’mon, how many championships do you have, we have nothing but admiration for your success, we would just like one banner to go with your 17,” Lawler said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We saw labor share fall over a long period of time, and if we didn’t get our nose out of joint then, why would we get our nose out of joint when labor share goes up?”

From New York Times

A Meecham never gives up, never surrenders, never sticks his tail between his legs, never gets weepy, never gets his nose out of joint, and never, never, never, under any circumstance, loses sight of the fact that it is the Meecham family that he represents, whose honor he is upholding.

From Literature