Losing One's Temper: English Vocabulary List

to get extremely angry, upset, or frustrated and behave in an uncontrolled manner

"He threw a wobbler."

"When his flight was cancelled, he threw a complete wobbler at the gate."

to display one's anger or frustration by complaining or shouting, particularly for a while

"He ranted and raved."

"The customer began to rant and rave about the poor service he received."

to show one's disagreement, complaint, pain, or anger by shouting or screaming very loudly and in length

"She screamed murder."

"When the child stubbed his toe, he started to scream blue murder."

one's tendency to suddenly become enraged due to having low tolerance

"He has short fuse."

"With his short fuse, it's best to avoid any topics that might upset him."

to become extremely angry, agitated, or upset

"He went through roof."

"When he discovered the betrayal, his anger went through the roof."

(of a person) very angry or upset about something unpleasant that has happened

"Do not get so worked up."

"The politician got all worked up during the debate and started shouting at his opponent loudly."

used to refer to a situation in which one becomes extremely angry, causing one's face to turn red

"He was red as cherry."

"After the argument, his face was as red as a cherry from embarrassment and anger."

to do something that makes someone become extremely angry

"His rude tone made my hackles rise."

"The rude comment from my coworker made my hackles rise and I felt furious inside."

to suddenly become enraged and uncontrollably angry

"He saw red and shouted."

"When she discovered the betrayal, she saw red and immediately confronted her so-called best friend."

used to describe someone who suddenly becomes very angry and is unable to stay calm

"Dad was mad as a hornet today."

"She was as mad as a hornet when she discovered that someone had scratched her brand new car in the parking lot."

to suddenly become angry

"Dad flew off the handle."

"My boss flew off the handle when he found out that the important project had been delayed again."

to suddenly lose one's temper and become extremely angry

"He blew a fuse at work."

"My dad blew a fuse when he saw the huge electricity bill that arrived in the mail last Monday morning."

to become extremely furious about something

"He was foaming at the mouth."

"The manager was frothing at the mouth when he found out the entire shipment had been delivered to the wrong address."

extremely furious or upset

"He gets hot under the collar when people are late."

"My boss gets hot under the collar whenever someone arrives late for an important meeting."

(of a person) severely irritated or enraged

"She was fit to be tied after the delay."

"When I came home three hours late my mother was fit to be tied."

to suddenly become extremely angry

"Mom went ballistic yesterday evening."

"My father went ballistic when he learned that his son had crashed his motorcycle on the highway last weekend."

to become really angry in a way that causes one to act uncontrollably

"She did her nut at him."

"My brother did his nut when he found out that his best friend had lied about the whole situation."

to become extremely angry, agitated, or upset

"She will go through the roof."

"He went through the roof when he discovered his car had been stolen."

used to refer to a situation in which one becomes extremely angry, causing one's face to turn red

"He was red as a cherry."

"The politician's face turned as red as a cherry when his lies were exposed."