
Rattle one's cage
Rattle the cage / Tick someone off / Piss someone off (Vulg.) / Drive someone up the wall

Far arrabbiare qualcuno 
Rompere le scatole / Fare incavolare qualcuno
Rattle the cage / Tick someone off / Piss someone off (Vulg.) / Drive someone up the wall

Far arrabbiare qualcuno 
Rompere le scatole / Fare incavolare qualcuno
Meanings
Fig.: to upset or annoy someone, usually deliberately
Examples






Origin
The expression implies a comparison between the person annoyed in this way and a dangerous animal taunted by spectators outside its cage