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add fuel to the flame
[add fuel to the flame] {v. phr.} To make a bad […]
against the grain
[against the grain] {adv. phr.} 1. Across rather than with the […]
as if
[as if] or [as though] {conj.} 1. As (he, she, it) […]
bad blood
[bad blood] {n.}, {informal} Anger or misgivings due to bad relations […]
bite one's head off
[bite one's head off] {v. phr.} To answer someone in great […]
bull in a china shop
[bull in a china shop] {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy […]
burn up
[burn up] {v.} 1. To burn completely; destroy or be destroyed […]
carry away
[carry away] {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight […]
come down on like a ton of bricks
[come down on like a ton of bricks] {v. phr.}, {slang} […]
come over
[come over] {v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling […]
cool down
[cool down] or [cool off] {v.} To lose or cause to […]
die away
[die away] or [die down] {v.} To come slowly to an […]
fly at one's throat
[fly at one's throat] {v. phr.} To attack you suddenly with […]
get in wrong
[get in wrong] {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike […]
get the better of
[get the better of] or [get the best of] {v. phr.} […]
go off in a huff
[go off in a huff] {v. phr.} To depart in anger. […]
go up in the air
[go up in the air] {v. phr.} To become angry; lose […]
good night
[good night] {interj.} 1. Used as a polite phrase when you […]
great Godfrey
[great Godfrey] or [great guns] or [great Scott] {interj.}, {informal} A […]
hard feeling
[hard feeling] {n.} Angry or bitter feeling; enmity. - Usually used […]
hit the ceiling
[hit the ceiling] or [hit the roof] {v. phr.}, {slang} To […]
holy cats
[holy cats] or [holy cow] or [holy mackerel] or [holy Moses] […]
look daggers
[look daggers] {v. phr.} To show anger with a look; express […]
lose one's temper
[lose one's temper] {v. phr.} To lose control over one's anger; […]
no hard feelings
[no hard feelings] {n. phr.} A lack of resentment or anger; […]
on one's head
[on one's head] or [upon one's head] {adv. phr.} On one's […]
on the warpath
[on the warpath] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very angry. * /When […]
open the floodgates
[open the floodgates] {v. phr.} To let loose an outburst of […]
pack one's bag
[pack one's bag] {v. phr.} To leave a place out of […]
peter out
[peter out] {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow […]
pour oil on troubled waters
[pour oil on troubled waters] {v. phr.} To quiet a quarrel; […]
put out
[put out] {v.} 1. To make a flame or light stop […]
raise one's voice
[raise one's voice] {v. phr.} To speak loudly, as if in […]
say a mouthful
[say a mouthful] 1. {v. phr.}, {slang} To say something of […]
see red
[see red] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /Whenever […]
show one's teeth
[show one's teeth] {v. phr.} To show anger; show belligerence. * […]
skate on thin ice
[skate on thin ice] {v. phr.} To take a chance; risk […]
slow burn
[slow burn] {n.}, {informal} A slowly increasing feeling of anger. * […]
take out on
[take out on] {v. phr.} To vent one's sadness, frustration, or […]
take the edge off
[take the edge off] also [take off the edge] {v. phr.} […]
tear one's hair
[tear one's hair] {v. phr.} To show sorrow, anger, or defeat. […]
tick off
[tick off] {v.} 1. To mention one after the other; list. […]
to a degree
[to a degree] {adv. phr.} 1. {Chiefly British} Very; to a […]
up in the air
[up in the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In […]
wear on
[wear on] {v.} 1. To anger or annoy; tire. * /Having […]
work off
[work off] {v.} To make (something) go away, especially by working. […]