anger idioms b1+ b2 c1

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Choose all correct answers.

Explain why the other answers are wrong.

1. She drives me up awall.

a. She climbs walls.

b. She makes me crazy.

c. She’s strange.

5. You tear your hair

out when

a. you hate your hairstyle

b. it’s very hot

c. when very frustrated

6. You say – Don’t have a

cow to

a. a farmer who lost a cow

b. to someone who is uset

about nothing

c. when laying !armville

". She went bananas

when she lost her

assort.

a. She sells bananas.

b. She was very uset.

c. She bought bananas.

#. Your father went

ballistic$ because

a. %e likes rockets.

b. %e’s e&tremely angry.

c. %e’s interested in

outer sace.

'. ( would scream bloody

murder when

a. ( was frightened.

b. Someone was )ust

murdered.

c. ( am livid.

1*. +hen the worst team

wins that takes the cake.

a. the cake is the rize

b. it’s unfair

c. the team refers cake to

winning a cu

1,. %is dad was as mad

as a hornet.

a. -here’s a nest of hornets

at his house.

b. %e’s crazy not angry.

c. ook out/ %e’s fuming.

10. %is mom blew up when

she saw his reort card.

a. She blew u balloons.

b. She was furious.

c. She didn’t mind.

1. I was so ticked off

when ( missed the train.

a. ( didn’t care.

b. (t was my fault.

c. ( was annoyed.

1#. -hat was the last

straw.

a. +e are out of straws.

b. ( can’t take it any more.

c. -hat was way too much.

0. Something that makesyour blood boil is

a. hot weather

b. boiling sou

c. eole who are

thoughtless and unkind

11. +hen he loses in

tennis$ he sees red.

a. %e’s really uset.

b. %e’s colorblind.

c. %e gets like a bull when

it sees a red cae.

15. 2oisy neighbors really

get my goat.

a. -he neighbors took my

goat.

b. 3oats are noisy too.

c. (t bothers me a lot.

16. 4eole who talk non

sto get on my nerves.

a. ( don’t like it.

b. y nerves are shot.

c. -hey make me nervous

1'. ( was beside myself

with worry.

a. (’m really worried.

b. ( sat beside my friend.

c. ( am not at all bothered.

1". For crying out loud

will you be 7uiet.

a. Someone is making a

lot of noise.

b. ( was crying loudly.

c. ( don’t mind at all.

*. Steam was pouring

out of his ears.

a. %e )ust drank hot

coffee.

b. %e’s really mad.

c. (t’s a very hot day.

. y boss blew his stack/top when

a. ( deleted the reort.

b. ( forgot his name.

c. ( broke the hotocoier.

,. ( was hopping madwhen my best friend

a. stood me u

b. forgot my birthday

c. lost my i4od

Anger idioms





1. She drives me up awall.



c. She’s strange.


out when


b. it’s very hot



cow to



about nothing


". She went bananas

when she lost her

assort.




#. Your father went

ballistic$ because




outer sace.

'. ( would scream bloody

murder when


b. Someone was )ust

murdered.

c. ( am livid.



a. the cake is the rizeb. it’s unfair

c. the team refers cake to

winning a cu


as a hornet.


at his house.


c. ook out/ %e’s fuming




b. She was furious.



when ( missed the train.

a. ( didn’t care.b. (t was my fault.

c. ( was annoyed.


straw.




0. Something that makesyour blood boil is

a. hot weather

b. boiling sou

c. eole who are




a. %e’s really uset.b. %e’s colorblind.


it sees a red cae.


get my goat.


goat.

b. 3oats are noisy too.c. (t bothers me a lot.





c. -hey make me nervous


with worry.





will you be 7uiet.


lot of noise.


c. ( don’t mind at all.


out of his ears.


coffee.

b. %e’s really mad.


. y boss blew his stack/top when




,. ( was hopping madwhen my best friend

a. stood me u


c. lost my i4od

Anger idiom





1. She drives me up a

wall.



c. She’s strange.


out when


b. it’s very hot



cow to



about nothing


". She went bananas

when she lost her

assort.




#. Your father went

ballistic$ because




outer sace.

'. ( would scream blood

murder when


b. Someone was )ust

murdered.

c. ( am livid.



a. the cake is the rize

b. it’s unfairc. the team refers cake to

winning a cu


as a hornet.


at his house.


c. ook out/ %e’s fuming.




b. She was furious.



when ( missed the train

a. ( didn’t care.

b. (t was my fault.

c. ( was annoyed.


straw.




0. Something that make

your blood boil is

a. hot weather

b. boiling sou

c. eole who are




a. %e’s really uset.

b. %e’s colorblind.


it sees a red cae.


get my goat.


goat.

b. 3oats are noisy too.

c. (t bothers me a lot.





c. -hey make me nervou


with worry.





will you be 7uiet.


lot of noise.


c. ( am very annoyed..


out of his ears.


coffee.

b. %e’s very mad.


. y boss blew his

stack/top when




,. ( was hopping mad

when my best friend

a. stood me u


c. lost my i4od

Anger idiom



ist of anger idioms

MOST EXTREME

. I blew my stack/my top

!. I was hopping mad

". It makes my blood boil.

#. I was tearing my hair out.

$. %e went ballistic.

&. She saw red.

'. I blew up.

(. %e went off the deep end.

). I was beside myself.

*.Steam was pouring out of my ears.

.%e was screaming bloody murder.

!.%e was as mad as a hornet.

".I’m at my wit’s end.

#.She hit the ceiling.

$.Steam was pouring out of his ears.

&.%e was in a rage.

'.I am furious

(.I was enraged

).I was livid

LESS EXTREME

1. Don’t have a cow.

2. She went bananas.

3. That takes the cake.

4. I was so ticked off.

5. That gets my goat.

6. She gets on my neves.

!. That’s the "ast staw#

$. Don’t have a conni%tion.

&. That dives me '% a wa"".

1(. )o' know what b'gs

me. *

anger idioms b1+ b2 c1

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