1. People who talk nonstop drive me mad!

2. My boss blew his stack/top when I told him the report wasnt ready.

3. My dad was hopping mad when he heard I had crashed the car. 6. Chill! Dont have a cow! Everything will be all right. 7. He went ballistic when he found out that he had failed all his exams. 8. He was screaming bloody murder just because I lost his stupid computer game.

5. He was tearing his hair 4. It really makes my blood out- he just couldnt learn these English idioms. boil when undeserving people get awards.

9. Hey! Calm down. Dont go bananas just because your team lost. 10. Well that just takes the cake! The worst student gets the best grade on the test!

12. I was so ticked off when I realized I had forgotten to bring my wallet.

11. When things dont go his way, he really sees red.

15. People who can never remember my name- really get my goat.

13. Look out for the math teacher today- hes as mad as a hornet.

14. These people are such idiots! Thats why I always blow up.

16. Boy, it gets on my nerves when things break down. Out!

17. That was the last straw! Dont ever talk to me again! 18. Watch out! He goes off the deep end when his computer isnt working right.

19. Dont have a conniption fit. Ill get your coffee right away. 20. I was beside myself- I was so upset. How could this happen to me????

21. Im at my wits end! Why do these people produce such junk! Dont they have any brains? 24. For crying out loud, why do you keep calling me??? 25. Look out! Steam is pouring out of his ears!

22. My boss hit the ceiling when she couldnt get her computer to work properly.

23. These telemarketers drive me up a wall. Drop dead will ya!

List of anger idioms

MOST EXTREME
1. I blew my stack/my top. 2. I was hopping mad. 3. It makes my blood boil. 4. I was tearing my hair out. 5. He went ballistic. 6. She saw red. 7. I blew up. 8. He went off the deep end. 9. I was beside myself. 10. Steam was pouring out of my ears. 11. He was screaming bloody murder. 12. He was as mad as a hornet. 13. Im at my wits end. 14. She hit the ceiling. 15. Steam was pouring out of his ears. 16. He was in a rage. * 17. Im furious. 18. I was enraged. * 19. I was livid.* 20. I lost my temper. *
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LESS EXTREME
1. Dont have a cow. 2. She went bananas. 3. That takes the cake. 4. I was so ticked off. 5. That gets my goat. 6. She gets on my nerves. 7. Thats the last straw, 8. Dont have a conniption. 9. That drives me up a wall.

WORD BOX
cake top/stack roof goat end hair red mad conniption nerves

ANGER IDIOMS Thats the last straw. Dont have a conniption. That drives me up a wall. She went off the deep end. I was tearing my hair out. That makes my blood boil. I saw red, He went ballistic. Dont have a cow!. She blew her stack/top. That takes the cake. I could scream bloody murder. Steam was pouring out of his ears.

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD 1. Noisy children drive me ___________________.

2. Losing to the worst team takes the __________. 3. Dont have a ____________. Ill get your coffee. 4. Barking dogs get on my _________________. 5. My boss blew his __________ when he heard Id deleted the report by accident. 6. His father hit the _______________ when he saw his report card. 7. Dont go off the deep _______ just because you 8. He was tearing his ___________ out because he couldnt solve the math problems. 9. When my boss sees _______________- look out! 10. People who talk during movies, really get on my _______________.

ANGER IDIOMS Drive me mad I blew up Hes up in arms He was hopping mad She hit the ceiling Hes as mad as a hornet Im so ticked off That gets on my nerves Im at my wits end He went bananas. That gets my goat. For crying out loud.

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES

1. I was screaming bloody murder because _______________________________________________. 2. My parents were up in arms ________________________________________________________. 3. My brother was hopping mad _______________________________________________________. 4. I was really ticked off ____________________________________________________________ 5. That takes the cake! _____________________________________________________________. 6. He was beside himself ____________________________________________________________. 7. _________________________________________________________________ drive me up a wall.

8. He went bananas __________________________________________________________________.

ANGER IDIOMS Drive me mad I blew up Hes up in arms He was hopping mad She hit the ceiling Hes as mad as a hornet Im so ticked off That gets on my nerves Im at my wits end He went bananas. That gets my goat. For crying out loud.

ANGER IDIOMS Thats the last straw. Dont have a conniption. That drives me up a wall. She went off the deep end. I was tearing my hair out. That makes my blood boil. I saw red, He went ballistic. Dont have a cow!. She blew her stack/top. That takes the cake. I could scream bloody murder. Steam was pouring out of his ears.

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD 1. Noisy children drive me ___________________.

2. Losing to the worst team takes the __________. 3. Dont have a ____________. Ill get your coffee. 4. Barking dogs get on my _________________. 5. My boss blew his __________ when he heard Id deleted the report by accident. 6. His father hit the ___________ when he saw his report card. 7. Dont go off the deep _______ just because you 8. He was tearing his ______ out because he couldnt solve the math problems. 9. When my boss sees _______________- look out! 10. People who talk during movies, really get on my _____________.

WORD BOX
cake top/stack roof goat end hair red mad conniption nerves

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES

1. I was screaming bloody murder because _______________________________________________. 2. My parents were up in arms ________________________________________________________. 3. My brother was hopping mad _______________________________________________________. 4. I was really ticked off ____________________________________________________________ 5. That takes the cake! _____________________________________________________________. 6. He was beside himself ____________________________________________________________. 7. _______________________________________________________________ drive me up a wall.

8. He went bananas ________________________________________________________________.

ANGER IDIOMS Drive me mad I blew up Hes up in arms He was hopping mad She hit the ceiling Hes as mad as a hornet Im so ticked off That gets on my nerves Im at my wits end He went bananas. That gets my goat. For crying out loud.

ANGER IDIOMS Thats the last straw. Dont have a conniption. That drives me up a wall. She went off the deep end. I was tearing my hair out. That makes my blood boil. I saw red, He went ballistic. Dont have a cow!. She blew her stack/top. That takes the cake. I could scream bloody murder. Steam was pouring out of his ears.

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD 1. Noisy children drive me mad.

2. Losing to the worst team takes the cake. 3. Dont have a conniption. Ill get your coffee. 4. Barking dogs get on my nerves. 5. My boss blew his top/stack when he heard Id deleted the report by accident. 6. His father hit the roof when he saw his report card. 7. Dont go off the deep end just because you 8. He was tearing his hair out because he couldnt solve the math problems. 9. When my boss sees red- look out! 10. People who talk during movies, really get my nerves.

WORD BOX
cake top/stack roof goat end hair red mad conniption nerves

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES possible answers

1. I was screaming bloody murder because someone stole my Red Hot Chili Pepper ticket. 2. My parents were up in arms because I got all Fs on my report card. 3. My brother was hopping mad when he found out that I had dropped and broken his i-Phone. 4. I was really ticked off because my best friend was 2 hours late again. 5. That takes the cake! She thinks she can borrow my clothes and never return them. 6. He was beside himself with worry because his daughter had called in 2 days. 7. Whining children/spoiled brats/people who talk on cell phones in public drive me up a wall.

8. He went bananas because his team lost the championship.