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grind one's gears
vs
ruffle some feathers
grind one's gears
verb
To annoy or irritate one.
ruffle some feathers
verb
To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
How often have the words
grind one's gears
and
ruffle some feathers
occurred in a corpus of books?
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