Upset Idioms

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rock the boat

Meaning: to make trouble.

Example: If you don't want any trouble with your boss, then stop rocking theĀ boat. Read more ➺


put your foot in it

Meaning: say something (by mistake) that upsets, humiliates, or embarrasses someone

Example: Carla put her foot right in it when she congratulated her neighbour on being pregnant. It turns out she's not expecting but had just put on weight. 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 ➺


get your goat

Meaning: irritate somebody

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


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