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an argument in which people are very angry and emotional
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When she told him, he blew his top and began shauting start learning
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to lose your temper and to become very angry
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You'd better do what your teacher says, or she will get very cross. start learning
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to be a little angry (often usend when speaking to children)
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crotchety bad-tempered and easily made angry I'm always a bit crotchety when I wake up in the mornings. start learning
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crotchety often in a bad mood and easily annoyed: By the time the meal began, the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety.
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That constand drilling noise outside my house is driving me up the wall start learning
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When they told him, he was furious and left the room start learning
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The most galling thing about his winning all that money is that he was alreadya millionaire start learning
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sth that is annoying, because it seems unfair or wrong
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to get on sb's nerves: to annoy sb start learning
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She gets on my nerves with her meaningless chatter
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Raised voices told me that a heated argument was going on next door start learning
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a bad argument in which people are very angry
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He hit the roof when he saw my report card start learning
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to lose your temper and become very angry
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angry because you have been treated badly or unfairly Consumers are indignant at/about the high prices charged by car dealers.
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Within two minutes of coming off the air, we werer inundated with phone calls from irate listeners start learning
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Hundreds of irate passengers have complained to the airline.
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Laura was inundated with flowers, cards, and other gifts. start learning
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to receive so much of something that you cannot deal with it
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His constant whistling irritates me start learning
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When she finds out that you told him, she will be livid start learning
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to be very angry (not used before a noun)
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to be angry and not want to
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What was the reason for her sudden outburst start learning
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a sudden explosion of anger a sudden, forceful expression of emotion in words or actions an angry outburst
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He's got a very quick temper, so be careful what you say to him start learning
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if you have a quick temper, you lose your temper quickly and very easily
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to be sick and tired OF sth/sb I'm sick and tired of your excuses start learning
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to be annoyed and fed up with sth
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Whenever Tom didn't get his own way, he would throw a tantrum start learning
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to start kicking, crying and shauting
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I'm sorry I've been so touchy lately. start learning
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to be bad tempered and easily made angry
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to be in arms about something Local people are up in arms about the goverment's proposal to build a road through the village green start learning
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to be very angry and ready to protest
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the black sheep of the family: I've always been the black sheep of the family. My father, mother and sister are all lawyers. Me? I'm a rock singer start learning
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sb considered to be a failure/ an embarassment by relatives
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she's as blind as a bat without her glasses start learning
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you can... till the cows come home but it won't You can ask till the cows come home, but I won't tell you start learning
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you can do sth for a very long time, but it won't change anything
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Sean is a dark horse, a bit of a mystery. start learning
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sb who people know very little about
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to be dogged by something I've been dogged by ill health i ever since I left university start learning
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sth bad keeps causing you trouble and it will not go away
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I've known Tomfor donkey's years start learning
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If he hadn't ducked, the ball would have hit him square in the face start learning
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to avoid sth which is going to hit you by lowering your head
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It is like water off a duck's back for sb His criticisms are like water off a duck's back start learning
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sth does not affect you because you are accustomed to it
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His proposal sounds a bit fishy, so I don't think we should trust him
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to hound b: to persistently follow sb (used in connection with the press start learning
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The paparazzi hounded her wherever she went
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the lion' shar: the biggest part start learning
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Julie inherited the lion's share of Uncle Fester's fortune
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to rabbiton (about sth): to talk for a '~long time in a boring way start learning
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ratty: bad-tempered/easily made angry start learning
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Sorry I was so ratty this morning. I didn 't get much sleep last night
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tohavea whaleofatime: (informal) to really enjoy yourself start learning
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The kids had a whale of a time
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a wild goos cha e: a search for sth that one is unlikely to find start learning
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Looking for him would be a wild goose chase
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to worm your way outof 6th: to avoid doing sth you do not want to do start learning
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He wormed his way out of the work again!
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