English Explanatory Dictionary

upset the natives

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upset, native.
  2. To offend local sensibilities.

Word forms

upset the natives upsets the natives upsetting the natives

Etymology

Most likely from colonial days when upsetting the native population could lead to outbreaks of violence.

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