to be angry at or about sth

  • 71wig out — (US sl) To go crazy, freak out • • • Main Entry: ↑wig * * * informal become deliriously excited; go completely wild * * * wig out [phrasal verb] wig out or wig (someone) out US slang : to become very upset or to cause ( …

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  • 72confound it — ● confound * * * conˈfound it/you! idiom (old fashioned) used to show that you are angry about sth/with sb Main entry: ↑confoundidiom …

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  • 73scream blue murder — see under blue1 ● murder * * * scream blue murder british informal phrase to shout or protest very loudly because you are very angry or feeling a lot of pain She screamed blue murder when they tried to give her the injection. Thesaurus: to shout… …

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  • 74get the hump — get/have/the hump british informal phrase to feel annoyed or offended Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym …

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  • 75catch hell — catch (or get) hell informal be severely reprimanded Paul kept his mouth shut and looked apologetic we got hell * * * catch hell see ↑hell • • • Main Entry: ↑catch catch hell chiefly US informal + somewhat impolite : to be yelled at or criticized …

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  • 76scream bloody murder — scream (or yell) bloody (or Brit. blue) murder informal scream loudly due to pain or fright; make an extravagant and noisy protest she had tripped and was screaming bloody murder * * * scream bloody murder (US) (or Brit scream blue murder)… …

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  • 77(be) in a snit — be in a ˈsnit idiom (NAmE) to be bad tempered and refuse to speak to anybody for a time because you are angry about sth Main entry: ↑snitidiom …

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  • 78confound you! — conˈfound it/you! idiom (old fashioned) used to show that you are angry about sth/with sb Main entry: ↑confoundidiom …

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  • 79have it your own way! — have it your ˈown way! idiom (informal) used to say in an angry way that although you are not happy about sth that sb has said, you are not going to argue • Oh OK, then. Have it your own way. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …

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  • 80somebody's gorge rises — sb s ˈgorge rises idiom (formal) somebody feels so angry about sth that they feel physically sick Main entry: ↑gorgeidiom …

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