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to get angry


These words and expressions are used to talk about becoming angry.

You can say that someone gets angry, or, more formally, becomes angry.

If someone suddenly becomes very angry, you can say that they lose their temper.


She never lost her temper, never raised her voice.
He gets angry if I don't do everything the way he likes it.
The man became angry and demanded money.

Explode and erupt can also have this meaning.


She exploded with rage when she was mistaken for a cleaning lady.
My ex-husband would erupt over little things.

If someone finally gets angry after suffering something for a long time without complaining or getting annoyed, you can say that they lose (their) patience.


She was starting to lose her patience with him.
The crowd was losing patience with the long delays.

To say that someone becomes extremely angry you can use become enraged or fly into a rage.


He became enraged and crashed out of the room.
I never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.

If someone sees red, they become very angry in a way that makes them do something they would not usually do.


I had a hairbrush in my hand and I just saw red and hit him with it.

In informal UK English, you can say that someone throws a wobbly when you think they are being unreasonably angry.


UKMy little girl loves the telephone, and she threw a wobbly when I wouldn't let her play with it.

If you say that someone goes off on one, you mean they start talking or shouting in an angry way. This phrase is used in informal UK English.


UKI said I realised I was very untidy - and Toby just went off on one for the next 20 minutes.

If an angry situations or feelings boil over, they can no longer be controlled and people start arguing or fighting.


His anger boiled over into fights with other students.

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