nose is out of joint

See: PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT.

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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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nose

[nose] See: [COUNT HEADS] or [COUNT NOSES], [CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE], [FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE], [GO INTO A TAIL SPIN] or [GO INTO A NOSE DIVE], [HARD-NOSED], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

joint

[joint] See: [CLIP JOINT], [PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

clip joint

[clip joint] {n.}, {slang} A low-class night club or other business where people are cheated. * /The man got drunk and lost all his money in a clip joint./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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