rub the wrong way
To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother.
John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way.
Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way.
ruffle feathers
ruffle one's feathers
Insult or disturb slightly; offend.
The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown.
rule the roost
To be leader or boss; be in charge.
Быть лидером или руководителем; быть на службе.
Jim is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roost.
Who rules the roost in the Smith's house?
Officially David runs the company, but it's his father who really rules the roost.
Официальным руководителем компании считается Дэвид, но всем заправляет его отец.
run around
chase around
get the runaround
To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. Often used with with.
Tim hasn't been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn't time to run around.
Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together.
Ruth runs around with girls who like to go dancing.
run in the blood
run in the family
To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family.
Наследственная черта характера или внешности
A great interest in gardening runs in his family.
Red hair runs in the family.
It runs in the family we tend to bruise easily.
Это у нас семейное – мы очень ранимые.
run into the ground
To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed.
It's all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don't run it into the ground.
To win over or defeat (someone) completely.
We lost the game today, but tomorrow we'll run them into the ground.
run off at the mouth
To talk too much; be unable to stop talking.
"Shut up, John," our father cried. "You are always running off at the mouth."
run the gauntlet
run the gantlet
To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other weapons.
Joe had to run the gauntlet as part of his initiation into the club.
To face a hard test; bear a painful experience.
Ginny had to run the gauntlet of her mother's questions about how the ink spot got on the dining room rug.