逆鱗に触れる
1
to infuriate one's 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 incur the Imperial wrath;to offend the Emperor;to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
orig. meaning
Other forms
逆鱗にふれる 【げきりんにふれる】 (search-only kanji form) · ゲキリンに触れる 【げきりんにふれる】 (search-only kanji form)