smooth one's rumpled feathers

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Definition of smooth one's rumpled feathers in English English dictionary

calm down, make relaxed

Related Terms

smooth rumpled feathers

recover, get over an insult

Hyphenation

smooth one's rumpled feath·ers

Turkish pronunciation

smudh wʌnz rʌmpıld fedhırz

Pronunciation

/ˈsmo͞oᴛʜ ˈwənz ˈrəmpəld ˈfeᴛʜərz/ /ˈsmuːð ˈwʌnz ˈrʌmpəld ˈfɛðɜrz/