rattle someone's cage

(informal)make someone feel angry or annoyed

(非正式)使惱火，激怒；煩擾

rattle sabres

threaten to take aggressive action

以侵略行動相威脅。 參見 sabre-rattling

rattle something off

say, perform, or produce something quickly and effortlessly

（不費(fèi)力地）飛快說出（或?qū)懗觯?；匆匆做?/p>

he rattled off some instructions.

他匆匆下達(dá)了若干指示。

rattle on/away

talk rapidly and at length, especially in an inane or boring way

喋喋不休地講話，哇啦哇啦講個不停