Anger Idioms

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tick off

Meaning: to make a mark next to items on a list that have been completed

Example: I would like to tick off some more items on my list before going home. Read more ➺


mad at

Meaning: to be angry at a person or situation

Example: I am so mad at Jane because she broke my favourite pair of earrings. I told her not to borrow my things. Read more ➺


set off

Meaning: to start a journey

Example: We would like to set off for Paris by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Read more ➺


get your goat

Meaning: irritate somebody

Example: She got my goat the moment she said my mother was no good at parenting. Read more ➺


lose it

Meaning: go insane or crazy

Example: I thought he had lost it when he told me how much his new car had cost. Read more ➺


fit of anger

Meaning: to display a very bad temper, often by screaming a lot

Example: When she didn't get her way, she drove off in a fit of anger. Read more ➺


in a huff

Meaning: to be upset or angry about something

Example: June was very upset because her mother would not buy her a new pair of shoes, so she stormed out of the room in a huff. Read more ➺


keep your hair on

Meaning: to request someone to stay calm and not get annoyed

Example: The general kept his hair on during the meeting this time. Read more ➺


lose one’s head

Meaning: To lose self-control; panic or act irrationally.

Example: During the fire drill, some students lost their heads and rushed toward the wrong exit. (panic / irrational) Read more ➺


blazing row

Meaning: Heated argument or loud, intense quarrel, usually between people who are close.

Example: They had a blazing row over money right in the middle of the street. Read more ➺


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