Rage: English Vocabulary List

to verbally or physically attack someone or something when one is angry about someone or something else

"He vented his spleen."

"After a frustrating day at work, he came home and vented his spleen on the unfortunate house cat."

to become greatly annoyed or angry

"She lost her head."

"During the heated debate, he lost his head and started shouting insults at the other participants."

to become extremely angry with someone or something

"He hit the roof."

"When the company announced the layoffs, the employees hit the roof in disbelief and anger."

to react to something in a very angry and furious way

"He went up the wall."

"When he saw the mess, he went up the wall in sheer frustration."

to lose one's temper or become really upset

"She went spare yesterday."

"The constant delays caused the normally calm driver to go spare."

to suddenly and violently express one's anger

"He went off end."

"When he discovered his car had been scratched, he went off the deep end and started shouting."

to fail to control one's anger

"Mom blew her top."

"My father blew his top when he saw the huge phone bill that I had run up last month."

to become crazy and completely lose control of one's thoughts and emotions

"He has lost his marbles."

"After years of stress, it seemed he had finally lost his marbles."

mentally confused and incapable of behaving in a reasonable way

"He is around the bend."

"The isolation of the desert island had driven the castaway around the bend."

to act in a very wild or extreme manner, often showing intense anger, excitement, or joy

"They went nuts then."

"The crowd went nuts when their team scored the winning goal."

used to refer to something that will surely make someone angry

"It was like a rag."

"His sarcastic remarks were like a red rag to a bull for his opponent."

used to refer to a state in which someone is extremely nervous and unable to relax

"The loud noise put me on edge."

"The constant loud noises from the construction site have been putting everyone on edge all week long."

a situation or discussion that is filled with intense emotions, arguments, or conflict and lacks clear or useful information

"It had more heat."

"The political debate generated more heat than light, with no real solutions offered."

a tendency to quickly lose one's temper

"He has a quick temper."

"Be careful what you say to him, as he has a notoriously quick temper and gets angry easily."

to lose one's temper or become really upset

"He will go spare."

"If you keep making noise, my father will inevitably go spare."