Expressing anger...
Anger is a powerful emotion, it has the potential to take over your mind and body and transform you into a real life Hulk! http://marvel.com/comics/issue/52750/thanos_vs_hulk_2014_1Anger is ugly, it affects you, and others who have had the misfortune to be around when it strikes... Although, from the outside, looking back on all the times I've seen others get angry, it does look rather funny. And I'm sure if I saw myself have a kind of tantrum, it would look rather silly...
Idioms to express anger
To blow a gasket; This is part of a car engine, which is compressed, the gasket seals in the internal combustion. If the gasket blows then you could probably imagine the size of the explosion!
Example: "Your boyfriend blew a complete gasket when I told him what we did... I'm not going near him again when he gets angry!"
What does a gasket look like? Click on the link.
http://www.renault4.co.uk/gordini-head-gasket.htm
To have a conniption fit; This has to be my favourite one. I like using this to describe my own situations. Example: "I almost had a conniption fit when I found out they had in fact, robbed me blind!" A fit, can also be used on its own to describe an angry episode or even an epileptic fit (I do hope you don't suffer from epilepsy).
Vocabulary
tantrum; (noun) to become very angry and unreasonable.
seals in; (phrasal verb) to close with, lock in.
Further study...
Do you know any angry idioms? What are they?
Have a go at describing an angry person you know or even yourself when you are angry. Can you do this in English?
1 comment:
I hope I don't look like the hulk when I get angry!
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