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Put your nose out of joint

Meaning

Hurt your feelings or upset your plans.

Origin

This phrase is quite old and was used by Barnaby Rich in His Farewell to Militarie Profession, 1581:

"It could bee no other then his owne manne, that has thrust his nose so farre out of ioynte."

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The meaning and origin of the expression: Put your nose out of joint

Put your nose out of joint

Meaning

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