to be angry at or about sth

  • 61take something in good part — british phrase to not be offended or upset by a joke or criticism Thesaurus: relating to humoursynonym Main entry: part * * * not be offended by something he took her abruptness in good part * * * take something in good part Brit …

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  • 62harangue — ha|rangue [həˈræŋ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian aringa] to speak in a loud angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize someone or to persuade them that you are right harangue sb about sth ▪ He stood on the… …

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  • 63resent — verb (T) to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair: resent doing sth: He resents having to get my permission first. | greatly/strongly/bitterly resent: She… …

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  • 64get into a lather — get into a ˈlather | work yourself into a ˈlather idiom (BrE, informal) to get anxious or angry about sth, especially when it is not necessary • Calm down don t work yourself into a lather about it. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 65work yourself into a lather — get into a ˈlather | work yourself into a ˈlather idiom (BrE, informal) to get anxious or angry about sth, especially when it is not necessary • Calm down don t work yourself into a lather about it. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 66cow — cow1 S2 [kau] n [: Old English; Origin: cu] 1.) a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat →↑bull 2.) a male or female animal of this type →↑bull ▪ a herd of cows 3.) the female of some large anima …

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  • 67ton — S3 [tʌn] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tun container, unit of weight (11 21 centuries), from Old English tunne] 1.) plural tons or ton written abbreviation t a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pou …

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  • 68ablaze — adjective 1 be ablaze to be burning with a lot of flames, often causing serious damage: Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. | set sth ablaze (=make something burn a lot): A tanker was set ablaze in the gunboat attack. 2 filled with a lot… …

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  • 69crying — adjective 1 a crying need for sth a serious need for something: There is a crying need for improvements to our public transport system. 2 it s a crying shame spoken used to say you are angry and upset about something: It s a crying shame the way… …

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  • 70do you mind? — 1. An interjection expressing annoyance or disagreement 2. (also would you mind?) do you object? • • • Main Entry: ↑mind * * * do you mind? if you don’t mind spoken phrase used for getting someone’s permission to do something This can either be… …

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