“I was foaming at the mouth when I saw my son’s report card.” We often use this idiom in the progressive tenses. If you are foaming at the mouth, you are visibly angry or annoyed. “My father would often fly off the handle at telemarketers.” “My boss completely flew off the handle when I interrupted him during his presentation.” If you fly off the handle, you suddenly become furious, often for no reason. “Someone on the highway went off the deep end and pulled out a gun.” “I went off the deep end and started yelling every four letter word I could think of.

We can also use this expression to communicate that someone has taken something to the extreme and has started to act irrationally. If you go off the deep end, you become very angry. “Seeing people litter in this beautiful park makes my blood boil.” “Noisy, inconsiderate neighbors really make my blood boil.” If something makes your blood boil, it causes you to feel anger. I was seeing red after I opened the package.” “The dress I ordered online looked nothing like the picture. “These tax increases have taxpayers seeing red.” “Did your parents blow a fuse when you told them about your report card?” “I blew a gasket when I found out my cable company overcharged me.” If you blow a fuse/gasket, you suddenly become furious. “The suspect lost his cool during the interrogation.” “As a parent, it’s important to never lose your cool in front of your kids.” If you lose your cool, you become visibly angry or lose your composure. “One time in high school I stayed out all night and didn’t tell my parents. “Lanie was beside herself when she found out about her husband’s affair.” If you are beside yourself, you are overcome with a particular emotion (rage, anger, grief, sorrow, worry, etc.). “He made an insensitive remark on his radio show, and now his listeners are up in arms.” “The company’s database was hacked, and customers are up in arms about the security breach.” If you are up in arms about something, you are outraged and very angry about something. “Our coach is bent out of shape because we lost by so many points.” “I accidentally spilled coffee on Tim’s carpet, and he got bent out of shape about it.” If you are bent out of shape, you are upset, angry, insulted, or annoyed. Idioms about feeling angry Photo by Olichel from PIxabay Interested in learning idioms? If so, check out the idioms and phrasal verb section of the site. We use a ton of these idioms to talk about our moods and feelings. Here are 53 of them you should know, along with some conversation questions to practice using the idioms.Īlso try this practice exercise, which requires you to use the idiomatic expressions from this article. Or, if things are going great, you might be in high spirits, or feel on top of the world. If things aren’t going well, you might feel down in the dumps, shaken up, bummed out, or out of sorts.

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