Meaning of 逆鱗に触れる in Japanese

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Definition of 逆鱗に触れる

げきりんにふれる(gekirinnifureru) 【 逆鱗に触れる 】

逆鱗触 Kanji Details

  1. (exp, v1) to infuriate your superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon (one)

    彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。
    He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.

  2. to provoke the Emperor's displeasure
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