ruffled feathers

基本解释

The show ruffled feathers among Beijing's commissars.
这档节目惹恼了北京的高层。
The so-called “low pathogenic” form commonly causes only mild symptoms (ruffled feathers, a drop in egg production) and may easily go undetected.
所谓的“低致病性”通常仅导致轻微症状（羽毛皱乱，产蛋量下降），很容易被忽视。
In addition to being a sign of respect that might smooth more than a few ruffled feathers, getting the benefit of another person's experience can work to your advantage.
除了表示尊重而需平息怒气外，学习他人的经验也可以提升自己的优势。

Mr.Obama's announcement last month that he was canceling the planned Bush-era missile shield ruffled a lot of feathers in Poland.

He claims to have devoted several months to smoothing ruffled feathers elsewhere, especially in France.
ECONOMIST: We will always have Paris
The soft-spoken Bansal smooths ruffled feathers when the zealot Saylor goes too far.
FORBES: Database evangelist
Smoothing over ruffled feathers and easing concerns and making things right with downright irate shoppers should be matter of course for retailers today.
FORBES: J.C. Penney Is Listening, And Getting A Huge Response