逆鱗 げきりん れる
gekirinni fureru

Ichidan Verb
Idiomatic Expression

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

かれ、ボスの逆鱗 げきりん 、地方 ちほう支店 してん いやられたよ。
kare bosuno gekirinni fure chihōshitenni oiyararetayo.
He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
Ichidan Verb
Idiomatic Expression

2. to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat — literal

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