| Subject | English | Russian |
| idiom. | ruffle some feathers | вызывать недовольство (Lord Mandelson said his new autobiography detailing the "soap opera" of the New Labour years is sure to "ruffle some feathers". capricolya) |
| gen. | ruffle some feathers | разозлить (источник – рубрика "Фраза дня" на сайте  yandex.ru baletnica) |
| gen. | smooth some ruffled feathers | сгладить острые углы (crimea) |