| A little lie would indubitably make things all better, smooth Jake's ruffled feathers, and make everything in my life shiny again. |
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| I've no doubt it ruffled feathers in Charlestown at the time, it was so close to the bone. |
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| He shook his head and laughed in merriment as if to smooth Big Freddie's ruffled feathers. |
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| I know I've stepped over the line and should probably smooth her ruffled feathers. |
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| I muttered darkly, not liking the fact that he so easily smoothed my ruffled feathers. |
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| I think this upset him a bit and I had to smooth his ruffled feathers via email. |
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| The banks did try to smooth ruffled feathers with a slight reduction in credit card rates. |
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| American and Russian officials successfully smoothed Colonel Qaddafi's ruffled feathers. |
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| Nahawa has frequently ruffled feathers, singing songs traditionally reserved for men or Dozo hunters from the south of the country. |
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| In the mild form, signs of illness may be expressed only as ruffled feathers, reduced egg production, or mild effects on the respiratory system. |
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| These revelations have ruffled feathers, as has the emergence of satire and caricature in the print media. |
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| She is left with some ruffled feathers and hurt pride. |
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| Time that would be better spent on accomplishing work and achieving goals is instead used to manage disagreements and smooth ruffled feathers, although where the outcome is wholly positive this might be seen as an investment. |
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| However, alternatively the disease may appear suddenly in a flock and many birds may die either without premonitory signs or with minimal signs of depression, inappetence, ruffled feathers and fever. |
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| Despite some ruffled feathers, Ms. Knox has not slowed down. |
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| No doubt we can expect a few more ruffled feathers. |
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| This left a few ruffled feathers back in Brooklyn. |
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| The first needs were to get the organisation up and running smoothly, ease the new institution into its stride, soothe sometimes ruffled feathers, and steer the vessel to its destination: family concerns in Europe. |
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| Such criticism has not ruffled feathers in Podgorica. |
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