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Anger and irritation (2)
go through the roof or hit the roof
If someone goes through the roof or hits the roof, they suddenly become very angry, and usually show their anger by shouting at someone. [INFORMAL]
When I told my mother she went through the roof.
She took one look at my hair and hit the roof.
have a chip on your shoulder
If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they feel angry and resentful because they think that they have been treated unfairly, especially because of their background. [SPOKEN]
Note: A ‘chip’ is a small piece that has been broken off something larger. There is a story that in America in the past, men sometimes balanced a small piece of wood on one shoulder in the hope that someone would knock it off and give them an excuse to start a fight.
She thinks he has a chip on his shoulder because he didn't go to university.
have a fit or throw a fit
If someone has a fit or throws a fit, they become very angry and upset.
Mum will have a fit when she hears about this.
She threw a fit when she found me in the dressing room.
lose it
If someone loses it, they become extremely angry or upset. [INFORMAL]
I completely lost it. I was shouting and swearing.
make your blood boil
If something makes your blood boil, it makes you very angry.
Note: In medieval times, some people believed that certain emotions changed the temperature of the blood.
It makes my blood boil. He doesn't like talking to the players but he wants his opinions known.
a pain in the neck
If someone or something is a pain in the neck, they are very annoying. [INFORMAL]
He was a pain in the neck. I was glad when he left my department.
'Sorry,' he said. They've forgotten to insure the car. It's a pain in the neck, but what can I do?'
a sore point or a sore spot
You can say that a subject is a sore point with someone or a sore spot for them if it makes them feel angry, embarrassed, or upset.
The continuing presence of foreign troops remains a very sore point with these students.
Slow job growth is a sore spot for the President.
Note: If you to u ch or h it someone’s sore p o in t or sore spot, you mention a subject which makes them feel angry, embarrassed, or upset.
The mention of Jim Kennerly had touched her sore spot.
It was clear by his expression that my question had hit a sore point.
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