- rattle your cage
- vp To annoy, bother. If the suspect won't talk, let's file some charges against him and rattle his cage. 1960s
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rattle someone's cage — (informal) To stir someone up to anger or excitement • • • Main Entry: ↑rattle * * * rattle someone’s cage humorous phrase to make someone angry or upset Who rattled his cage? Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
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