1. do something to upset or annoy somebody
Professional
Social
something I said has put his/her nose out of joint
To put somebody's nose out of joint means to annoy or bother someone in some way or to insult them. Usually when you 'put somebody's nose out of joint' it means you have offended someone or managed to get something that the other person would have liked. This is an idiom which is used in both professional and social contexts.