Anger Idioms
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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 ➺
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 ➺
Meaning: to start a journey
Example: We would like to set off for Paris by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Read more ➺
Meaning: irritate somebody
Example: She got my goat the moment she said my mother was no good at parenting. Read more ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
