Angry Idioms - Figurative Language
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Angry Idioms - Figurative Language
Idioms are phrases or figures of speech. An idiom is a form of figurative language that stands for something else. It is an expression. Idioms are especially difficult for foreigners of any language. Idioms are not necessarily predictable in their use or context. Context clues are not easily identifiable when determining meaning. Idioms can vary within social classes, generations and region. Here is a list of 50 angry idioms in the English language...
Hubs on Idioms
10 Common Idioms Explained Fellow Hubber kerlynb offers this great hub from the ESL perspective. She identifies 10 common hubs and describes the significance of each.
Idioms for Idiots - Written by fellow Hubber marcofratelli. Offers a few idioms and explanations.
Common English Idioms, Idiomatic Expressions, and Slang - Written by fellow Hubber etemaltreasures. This hub offers a great explanation of hubs and includes common expressions and slang as well.
Gird Up Your Loins and Other Idioms - written by fellow Hubber MM Del Rosario. Offers ten idioms and the significance and use of each.
Ebay offers idioms in foreign languages...
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Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban (1998, Paperback, Reprint)
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Ntc's Super-Mini American Idioms Dictionary by Richard A. Spears (1996, Paper...
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Angry Idioms...
- hot under the collar
- up in arms
- foaming at the mouth
- steamed up
- fit to be tied
- bent out of shape
- doing a slow burn
- seeing red
- ticked off
- teed off
- pissed off
- flare up
- hit the roof
- go up the wall
- go off the deep end
- a storms a brewing'
- she skinned me alive
- give it a rest
- he was a red flag to a bull
- now that's the last straw!
- fly off the handle
- I want his head on a platter
- he was angrier than a one armed paper hanger
- blow one's top
- drive me up the wall
- that made my blood boil!
- for Pete's sake!
- blow a fuse
- blow a gasket
- quit your harping
- I stepped on her toes
- he's more heat than light
- screaming bloody murder
- don't jump down my throat
- flip out
- have a bone to pick
- you've got your knickers in a twist
- don't get your panties in a wad
- go ballistic
- bite someones' head off
- for crying out loud!
- he was chewin' nails
- he was spittin' rivets
- she's just raggin' on me
- go postal
- flip one's wig
- a bad hair day
- blow ones stack
- have a conniption
- go bananas (this can also mean happy over something - depends on the context)
Idiom Websites and Resources
The Idiom Connection - offers an alphabetized list of idioms as well as idioms in the areas of religion, sports, money, legal, food and others.
The Idiom Site - offers an alphabetized list of random, but common idioms.
ReadWriteThink.org - offers an interesting self test on idioms.
A Great ESL Video Lesson...
Educational hubs by MissOlive include;
- Happy Idioms
- Teaching Tone and Mood
- Teaching and Understanding Voice in Reading and Writing
- Vocabulary Development and Context Clues
- Bio-Poems, Transitioning from Reading to Writing
- How to Make Education Videos on a MAC #1
A Personal Narrative as an Educator
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Hi Miss Olive! Ditto to my comment listed in the "Happy Idioms" hub! Great hub!
A great 'fun' list, looking at number 21 'flying off the handle' I wonder how that came about!
Thanks for sharing.
Techbook - thank you. Don't underestimate "techie" images - be creative :)
Dex! So glad to see you stopped by! I just love idioms! I like to use them in the classroom - I challenge my students to use them with their other teachers (giggle)
MovieMaster - glad you enjoyed the list. I've also wondered about #21 myself. I always imagine some sort of hot iron skillet - ouch!
how about letting off steam?
or, that just gets my goat?
or, that just steams me!
Great hub. I liked the happy one too.
homesteadbound - those are great suggestions! It's interesting to see how many angry idioms revolve around the theme of heat.
Glad you stopped by.
missolive, I'm a user of English as a Second Language and this hub just gave me 50 ways of saying "I'm mad!" Thank you sooooo much! BTW, "foaming at the mouth" is so visual! Like it :)
kerlynb - I'm very glad you enjoyed the hub. Foaming at the mouth has always made me think of a dog with rabies....yikes!
Thank you for visiting and commenting
Angry Idioms!
Pete Moss - interesting name. :)
I think foaming at the mouth was a metaphor for rabies.I notice a few of these like "bent out of shape" are fairly recent, if you consider 1960's recent.
Wow I use some of these and some I forgot about! I won't be going postal on this hub, it's awesome!!
Communication is a many splindid process. Each culture have their own idioms. The origins are intgeresting. An Example: "Not worth his salt," is from the bartering of slaves for salt.
Thanks for sharing! Another flag up!
Salt was often used as payment for whatever was being sold, from work, to people, to animals, to land, to a boat, etc., etc., etc. If it needed to be paid for in any way, salt was always an acceptable method.
(One more thing about salt, then back to the topic: Roman soldiers were paid in salt. "Salary" comes from the Roman word for salt.)
Pete Moss is Burning the Midnight Oil :)
This made me giggle. Thanks. : )
Deborah - glad I got a giggle out of you :)
You're pretty cool, too, missolive ;-)
Marisa - I enjoyed this hub as much as your happy idioms hub. I will not get my knickers in a twist over this one. Hehe!
Sannel! Hi! LOL you are too funny! Thank you for reading and sharing! :)
Really fun collection. Thanks!
Hi Natashaih! I had fun putting this together. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Great selection of idioms on blowing one's top. Nicely collated Missolive, loved recapping them. Voted up! .
I just read both Happy and Angry Idioms, missolive...both were well done. One sad thing I noticed is that you found twice as many angry idioms as happy ones. Seems as though there's a hub in that commentary on human nature. Oh, "happy as a hog in slop" would diminish the ratio a bit! Have a good day.
Wow, there certainly are a lot of idioms to help describe how angry we are. No need for cussing when we have these. There were only a couple that I hadn't heard, but I think I would be able to recognize the anger behind them if I heard them.
Docmo - Thank you. Finding and using different idioms is fun. I almost blew a gasket when I realized I had not responded to your comment, but I do appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.
Civil War Bob - Isn't that something? That made me sad as well. I hope to be able to add more HAPPY idioms along the way. I'm tickled pink that you came by. :)
Millionair Tips - Hi Shasta! Yes, there are quite a few and I'm sure I left off boatloads of other angry idioms. Have fun adding these to your daily vocabulary. Thanks for reading and commenting :)
Wow! Amazing that there are so many for anger! That's too cool. Nice hub. Many votes!
Victoria Lyn - Thank you Vicki! Yup, there are far more Angry Idioms than Happy Idioms. Thanks for the votes :)
Great hub missolive. What can I say? (another figurative phrase...) I love philology very much. Thanks for putting together this wonderful and insightful article about Vernacularism in the USA
Voted up
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John Sarkis, I'm glad you enjoyed it and voted up. I appreciate it :)
Techbook 7 months ago
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