50 Idioms for Anger With Meanings & Sentences
Idioms for Anger
1. Blow a Gasket
Meaning: To lose your temper suddenly and severely.
In a Sentence: She blew a gasket when she saw the scratches on her new car.
Other Ways to Say: Snap, Lose one’s cool, Go ballistic.
2. Blow a Fuse
Meaning: Losing one’s temper suddenly and explosively.
In a Sentence: When my mom saw the mess in my room, she blew a fuse.
Other Ways to Say: Losing it, Flying off the handle.
3. See Red
Meaning: To become very angry.
In a Sentence: He saw red when his coworker took credit for his idea.
Other Ways to Say: Become furious, Get enraged.
4. Hit the Roof
Meaning: Becoming extremely angry.
In a Sentence: Dad hit the roof when he saw the dent in the car.
Other Ways to Say: Explode with anger, Reach boiling point.
5. Hot Under the Collar
Meaning: Getting annoyed or angry.
In a Sentence: He got hot under the collar when the waiter spilled coffee on him.
Other Ways to Say: Irritated, Worked up.
6. Lose One’s Cool
Meaning: To become angry and lose self-control.
In a Sentence: She lost her cool during the argument.
Other Ways to Say: Blow up, Freak out.
7. Fly Off the Handle
Meaning: To become very angry suddenly.
In a Sentence: He flew off the handle when he heard the bad news.
Other Ways to Say: Go off, Snap.
8. Bite Someone’s Head Off
Meaning: To speak angrily to someone without a good reason.
In a Sentence: She bit my head off when I asked a simple question.
Other Ways to Say: Lash out, Snap at someone.
9. Get Bent Out of Shape
Meaning: To get overly upset about something trivial.
In a Sentence: He got bent out of shape because someone took his parking spot.
Other Ways to Say: Overreact, Take offense.
10. Go Ballistic
Meaning: To become extremely angry and uncontrollable.
In a Sentence: My coach went ballistic when we lost the match.
Other Ways to Say: Explode, Freak out.
11. On the Warpath
Meaning: Very angry and likely to argue or fight.
In a Sentence: Mom was on the warpath after seeing our report cards.
Other Ways to Say: On a rampage, Out for blood.
12. In a Huff
Meaning: Annoyed or irritated, often leaving abruptly.
In a Sentence: She left the room in a huff when we laughed at her idea.
Other Ways to Say: Upset, Sulky.
13. Have a Short Fuse
Meaning: To get angry quickly and easily.
In a Sentence: He has a short fuse and yells at the slightest mistake.
Other Ways to Say: Quick-tempered, Easily provoked.
14. Get Someone’s Goat
Meaning: To irritate or anger someone.
In a Sentence: His teasing really gets my goat.
Other Ways to Say: Annoy, Bother.
15. At the End of One’s Rope
Meaning: Losing patience and feeling frustrated.
In a Sentence: I’m at the end of my rope with this noisy neighbor.
Other Ways to Say: Fed up, Out of patience.
16. Drive Up the Wall
Meaning: To annoy someone intensely.
In a Sentence: That constant clicking noise is driving me up the wall.
Other Ways to Say: Irritate, Get on someone’s nerves.
17. Mad as a Hornet
Meaning: Extremely angry.
In a Sentence: He was mad as a hornet when his team lost.
Other Ways to Say: Furious, Raging.
18. Have a Cow
Meaning: Overreact with anger or frustration.
In a Sentence: Don’t have a cow, it’s just a scratch on the car.
Other Ways to Say: Freak out, Lose it.
19. Blow One’s Top
Meaning: To lose one’s temper.
In a Sentence: He blew his top when he saw the broken phone.
Other Ways to Say: Explode, Go mad.
20. Ruffle Someone’s Feathers
Meaning: To irritate or annoy someone.
In a Sentence: His sarcastic tone ruffled my feathers.
Other Ways to Say: Upset, Rub the wrong way.
21. Go Up in Arms
Meaning: To show strong anger or protest.
In a Sentence: The villagers went up in arms over the land dispute.
Other Ways to Say: Rebel, Protest angrily.
22. Steam Coming Out of Ears
Meaning: Visibly angry or furious.
In a Sentence: He had steam coming out of his ears when he found out the truth.
Other Ways to Say: Fuming, Seething.
23. Storm Off
Meaning: Leave angrily and suddenly.
In a Sentence: She stormed off after the argument.
Other Ways to Say: Walk off angrily, March away.
24. Be Up in the Air
Meaning: To feel uncertain and agitated.
In a Sentence: He’s up in the air about the unfair decision.
Other Ways to Say: Confused and upset, Torn with anger.
25. Be in a Temper
Meaning: To be angry or in a bad mood.
In a Sentence: He’s in a real temper today—better stay away.
Other Ways to Say: Grumpy, Mad.
26. See Sparks Fly
Meaning: To witness or experience anger or conflict.
In a Sentence: Sparks flew when the two politicians debated.
Other Ways to Say: Clash, Explode.
27. Boil Over
Meaning: To become uncontrollably angry.
In a Sentence: His emotions boiled over during the meeting.
Other Ways to Say: Overflow with anger, Snap.
28. Get Fired Up
Meaning: To become excited or angry.
In a Sentence: The crowd got fired up during the controversial speech.
Other Ways to Say: Riled up, Heated.
29. Have a Bone to Pick
Meaning: To have a reason to be angry with someone.
In a Sentence: I have a bone to pick with you about yesterday.
Other Ways to Say: Grievance, Issue to discuss.
30. Jump Down Someone’s Throat
Meaning: To react angrily or aggressively.
In a Sentence: Don’t jump down my throat—I was just asking!
Other Ways to Say: Lash out, Attack verbally.
31. Turn Red with Rage
Meaning: To become visibly angry.
In a Sentence: He turned red with rage after reading the email.
Other Ways to Say: Get furious, Boil with anger.
32. Have a Fit
Meaning: To get extremely upset or angry.
In a Sentence: She had a fit when she found out about the broken vase.
Other Ways to Say: Go ballistic, Freak out.
33. Spit Nails
Meaning: To be very angry or furious.
In a Sentence: He was spitting nails after hearing the bad news.
Other Ways to Say: Enraged, Fuming.
34. Raise Cain
Meaning: To create a loud and angry disturbance.
In a Sentence: The customers raised Cain over the delayed service.
Other Ways to Say: Make a scene, Cause trouble.
35. Blow a Stack
Meaning: To lose control due to anger.
In a Sentence: She blew a stack when the printer jammed again.
Other Ways to Say: Go wild, Erupt.
36. Be Ticked Off
Meaning: To be annoyed or mildly angry.
In a Sentence: I was really ticked off about the late delivery.
Other Ways to Say: Irritated, Pissed off.
37. Burn with Rage
Meaning: To feel intense anger.
In a Sentence: He burned with rage after the insult.
Other Ways to Say: Seethe, Fume.
38. Bite the Bullet (Angrily)
Meaning: To do something difficult while angry or upset.
In a Sentence: He bit the bullet and apologized, even though he was still furious.
Other Ways to Say: Swallow anger, Hold back rage.
39. Give Someone a Piece of Your Mind
Meaning: To speak angrily to someone.
In a Sentence: She gave the manager a piece of her mind about the bad service.
Other Ways to Say: Scold, Tell off.
40. Foam at the Mouth
Meaning: To be extremely angry.
In a Sentence: He was foaming at the mouth after the argument.
Other Ways to Say: Rage uncontrollably, Go berserk.
41. Turn the Air Blue
Meaning: To use angry or foul language.
In a Sentence: He turned the air blue when he stubbed his toe.
Other Ways to Say: Swear, Curse.
42. Lose It
Meaning: To lose self-control due to anger.
In a Sentence: She lost it when the kids spilled juice on the sofa.
Other Ways to Say: Go nuts, Explode.
43. In a Rage
Meaning: Extremely angry.
In a Sentence: He was in a rage when he heard the verdict.
Other Ways to Say: Furious, Mad.
44. See the Wrath Of
Meaning: To experience someone’s intense anger.
In a Sentence: The employees saw the wrath of the boss after the mistake.
Other Ways to Say: Face fury, Endure anger.
45. Kick Up a Fuss
Meaning: To complain angrily.
In a Sentence: She kicked up a fuss over the hotel room.
Other Ways to Say: Protest, Make a scene.
46. Be All Worked Up
Meaning: To be upset or angry.
In a Sentence: He was all worked up over the missed deadline.
Other Ways to Say: Agitated, Bothered.
47. Blow Hot and Cold
Meaning: To show mixed emotions, including anger.
In a Sentence: She blows hot and cold about the issue—sometimes furious, sometimes calm.
Other Ways to Say: Moody, Unpredictable.
48. Throw a Tantrum
Meaning: To get angry and act out, often childishly.
In a Sentence: He threw a tantrum when his phone was taken away.
Other Ways to Say: Act out, Lose temper.
49. Go Off the Deep End
Meaning: To react angrily or irrationally.
In a Sentence: She went off the deep end after hearing the criticism.
Other Ways to Say: Overreact, Snap.
50. Boil With Anger
Meaning: To be filled with strong anger.
In a Sentence: He sat in silence, boiling with anger.
Other Ways to Say: Fume, Seethe with rage.
