50 Idioms for Hate With Meanings & Sentences
Idioms for Hate
1. Hate Someone’s Guts
Meaning: To strongly dislike someone.
In a Sentence: Ever since the argument, Mark has hated Tom’s guts.
Other Ways to Say: Despise, loathe, can’t stand.
2. Have a Bone to Pick
Meaning: To have a grievance or unresolved issue with someone.
In a Sentence: Tim and Sarah always seem to have a bone to pick with each other, arguing over the smallest things.
Other Ways to Say: Have a quarrel, hold a grudge.
3. Rub Someone the Wrong Way
Meaning: To annoy or irritate someone.
In a Sentence: His arrogant tone always rubs me the wrong way.
Other Ways to Say: Annoy, provoke, get on someone’s nerves.
4. Can’t Stand
Meaning: Unable to tolerate or handle someone or something.
In a Sentence: I can’t stand people who chew loudly.
Other Ways to Say: Hate, loathe, detest.
5. Fit to be Tied
Meaning: Being extremely angry or upset about something.
In a Sentence: Mom was fit to be tied when she found out that her son had failed his math test again.
Other Ways to Say: Fuming, beside oneself with anger.
6. Blow a Fuse
Meaning: To suddenly become very angry.
In a Sentence: Dad blew a fuse when he saw the broken window.
Other Ways to Say: Lose temper, explode with anger.
7. Get Under Someone’s Skin
Meaning: To deeply annoy or irritate someone.
In a Sentence: His teasing really gets under my skin.
Other Ways to Say: Bother, irritate, provoke.
8. Bear a Grudge
Meaning: To hold resentment toward someone.
In a Sentence: She bore a grudge against her boss for years.
Other Ways to Say: Harbor resentment, hold a grudge.
9. At Each Other’s Throats
Meaning: In constant, fierce arguments or fights.
In a Sentence: The two brothers were always at each other’s throats.
Other Ways to Say: Fighting, feuding, clashing.
10. Push Someone’s Buttons
Meaning: To deliberately irritate someone.
In a Sentence: Stop pushing my buttons with your sarcastic comments.
Other Ways to Say: Provoke, antagonize, annoy.
11. Like Oil and Water
Meaning: Two people who do not get along.
In a Sentence: Jane and her stepmother are like oil and water.
Other Ways to Say: Incompatible, mismatched, not getting along.
12. Green with Envy
Meaning: Extremely jealous or resentful.
In a Sentence: He was green with envy when he saw his rival’s success.
Other Ways to Say: Jealous, resentful, envious.
13. On Bad Terms
Meaning: Not having a good relationship.
In a Sentence: They’ve been on bad terms since the accident.
Other Ways to Say: Estranged, hostile, unfriendly.
14. A Thorn in Someone’s Side
Meaning: Someone who causes continuous problems or irritation.
In a Sentence: That nosy neighbor is a thorn in our side.
Other Ways to Say: Nuisance, bother, constant irritation.
15. Look Daggers At
Meaning: To glare angrily at someone.
In a Sentence: She looked daggers at him after his rude comment.
Other Ways to Say: Glare, scowl, stare angrily.
16. Chew Someone Out
Meaning: To scold or criticize someone harshly.
In a Sentence: The coach chewed the team out after their poor performance.
Other Ways to Say: Berate, rebuke, scold.
17. Hold It Against Someone
Meaning: To remain angry with someone about something.
In a Sentence: Don’t hold it against me; I was just trying to help.
Other Ways to Say: Blame, resent, harbor anger.
18. Cold Shoulder
Meaning: To intentionally ignore someone out of dislike.
In a Sentence: She gave him the cold shoulder after their fight.
Other Ways to Say: Ignore, snub, shun.
19. Rub Salt in the Wound
Meaning: To make someone feel worse about an already bad situation.
In a Sentence: Mentioning his ex-girlfriend just rubbed salt in the wound.
Other Ways to Say: Aggravate, intensify pain, make worse.
20. Crossed Wires
Meaning: A misunderstanding that leads to frustration.
In a Sentence: We got our wires crossed and ended up missing the meeting.
Other Ways to Say: Misunderstood, miscommunicated, mixed messages.
21. Have It In for Someone
Meaning: To be determined to harm or criticize someone.
In a Sentence: The teacher seems to have it in for James.
Other Ways to Say: Target, pick on, dislike.
22. Drive Someone Up the Wall
Meaning: To make someone extremely irritated.
In a Sentence: That loud construction noise is driving me up the wall.
Other Ways to Say: Annoy, frustrate, irritate.
23. Vent One’s Spleen
Meaning: To express anger openly.
In a Sentence: He vented his spleen at the meeting after being ignored.
Other Ways to Say: Rant, lash out, explode.
24. Not See Eye to Eye
Meaning: To disagree.
In a Sentence: They don’t see eye to eye on politics.
Other Ways to Say: Disagree, conflict, oppose.
25. Get Bent Out of Shape
Meaning: To get overly upset about something.
In a Sentence: She got bent out of shape over a small misunderstanding.
Other Ways to Say: Overreact, take offense, get upset.
26. Throw a Fit
Meaning: To have an angry outburst.
In a Sentence: He threw a fit when he couldn’t find his phone.
Other Ways to Say: Lose temper, explode, rage.
27. Go Off the Deep End
Meaning: To become suddenly and irrationally angry.
In a Sentence: She went off the deep end when her project was rejected.
Other Ways to Say: Snap, explode, lose it.
28. Bite Someone’s Head Off
Meaning: To respond angrily and abruptly.
In a Sentence: I just asked a question and she bit my head off!
Other Ways to Say: Snap, lash out, scold.
29. Boiling Point
Meaning: The stage when someone can no longer tolerate something.
In a Sentence: His patience reached a boiling point after the third delay.
Other Ways to Say: Breaking point, eruption, limit.
30. Mad as a Hornet
Meaning: Extremely angry.
In a Sentence: He was mad as a hornet when he saw the mess in the kitchen.
Other Ways to Say: Furious, enraged, fuming.
31. Pick a Fight
Meaning: To deliberately provoke or start an argument.
In a Sentence: He was always looking to pick a fight with anyone who disagreed with him.
Other Ways to Say: Start trouble, Instigate conflict.
32. Cold Shoulder
Meaning: To deliberately ignore or show indifference.
In a Sentence: After their argument, she gave him the cold shoulder for days.
Other Ways to Say: Ignore, Snub, Freeze out.
33. Blow a Gasket
Meaning: To become extremely angry.
In a Sentence: Dad blew a gasket when he saw the broken window.
Other Ways to Say: Lose temper, Go ballistic, Explode.
34. Bad Blood
Meaning: Ongoing hatred or ill feeling between people.
In a Sentence: There’s been bad blood between the two families for decades.
Other Ways to Say: Hostility, Long-standing feud.
35. See Red
Meaning: To become extremely angry.
In a Sentence: He saw red when his coworker took credit for his idea.
Other Ways to Say: Rage, Get furious.
36. Grinds My Gears
Meaning: Something that causes great irritation or anger.
In a Sentence: It really grinds my gears when people are rude to waiters.
Other Ways to Say: Annoy, Aggravate, Infuriate.
37. Rub the Wrong Way
Meaning: To irritate or upset someone.
In a Sentence: His arrogance rubs everyone the wrong way.
Other Ways to Say: Offend, Irritate.
38. Have It In for Someone
Meaning: To hold a grudge and act with hostility.
In a Sentence: The manager seems to have it in for the new employee.
Other Ways to Say: Target, Bear animosity.
39. Drive Someone Up the Wall
Meaning: To annoy or irritate someone greatly.
In a Sentence: The loud music from next door drives me up the wall.
Other Ways to Say: Irritate, Get under one’s skin.
40. At Each Other’s Throats
Meaning: Constantly arguing or fighting.
In a Sentence: They’ve been at each other’s throats since the meeting started.
Other Ways to Say: Quarreling, Bickering.
41. Have a Chip on Your Shoulder
Meaning: To be easily offended or always ready to argue.
In a Sentence: He walks around with a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for a promotion.
Other Ways to Say: Resentful, Defensive.
42. Push Someone’s Buttons
Meaning: To deliberately annoy someone.
In a Sentence: He knows exactly how to push her buttons.
Other Ways to Say: Provoke, Irritate.
43. Go for the Jugular
Meaning: To attack someone’s weakest point.
In a Sentence: During the debate, he went for the jugular by mentioning his opponent’s past failures.
Other Ways to Say: Strike harshly, Be ruthless.
44. Turn Against
Meaning: To become hostile toward someone.
In a Sentence: The crowd turned against the performer after his offensive remarks.
Other Ways to Say: Betray, Reject.
45. Bear the Hatchet (Ironically)
Meaning: Often used sarcastically to mean keeping hatred alive.
In a Sentence: They never truly bore the hatchet—they just stopped talking.
Other Ways to Say: Fake peace, Hidden grudge.
46. Blow Off Steam (Negative Context)
Meaning: To vent anger, sometimes aggressively.
In a Sentence: He blew off steam by yelling at his teammates.
Other Ways to Say: Let out anger, Vent frustration.
47. Storm Off
Meaning: To leave in a fit of anger.
In a Sentence: She stormed off after the insult.
Other Ways to Say: Leave angrily, Walk away in a huff.
48. Cut Someone Dead
Meaning: To intentionally and coldly ignore someone.
In a Sentence: He cut me dead at the party—we didn’t even make eye contact.
Other Ways to Say: Snub, Freeze out.
49. Burning with Hatred
Meaning: To feel intense, passionate hate.
In a Sentence: He was burning with hatred after being betrayed.
Other Ways to Say: Filled with rage, Seething.
50. Black Hearted
Meaning: To be cruel and full of hatred.
In a Sentence: The villain in the movie was truly black-hearted.
Other Ways to Say: Evil, Malicious, Full of hate.
