Do you think you're crazy? Did your co-workers drive you crazy, or did your neighbors get noisy? You may be in a hurry, too much work, and too short a time to complete. Or you may get stuck in traffic and be late for an interview. Below you'll see some of the most common English idioms that you can use when you're angry, frustrated, or annoyed by something.
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1 go bananas
I’ll go bananas if you ask me that question one more time.
If you ask me that question again, I'll go crazy.
2 go nuts
We’ve got so many complaints today, I think I’ll go nuts.
We got a lot of complaints today and I think I'm going to go crazy.
3 lose it
When Erica asked Tim to leave, he just lost it and started shouting at her.
When Erica told Tim to leave, he started yelling at her like crazy.
4 go mental
Have you gone mental? Why do you keep arguing with the boss? You’ll get fired.
Are you crazy? Why do you keep arguing with your boss? You'll be fired.
5 freak out
Mum, don’t freak out! I’ve just crashed the car.
Mom, calm down! I just crashed my car.
6 go bonkers
When I was told to wait for another hour, I just went absolutely bonkers.
When I was told to wait another hour, I went crazy.
7 go berserk
The crowd went berserk when they were told that all the flights had been cancelled.
When they were told that all flights had been cancelled, the crowd went berserk.
8 blow one’s top
I think he’ll blow his top when you give him the news.
When you tell him the news, I think he'll be furious.
9 fly off the handle
My dad flies off the handle anytime someone mentions politics.
Whenever someone brought up politics, my dad was always furious.
10 hit the ceiling/ hit the roof
I can’t be late. My parents will hit the roof.
I can't be late. My parents would be furious.
11 go ballistic
My new neighbours throw parties every night. It just makes me go ballistic.
My new neighbor has a party every night. This made me angry.
12 go off the deep end
I’ll go off the deep end if I get fired because of someone else’s mistake.
If I were fired for someone else's mistake, I would be furious.
13 blow up
When I saw the look on Helen’s face, I just knew she’d blow up.
When I saw the expression on Helen's face, I knew she was going to get angry.
14 pop one’s cork
I have something to tell you. Please, don’t pop your cork.
I have something to tell you. Please don't jump in the face.
15 go ape
Susie will go ape if she ever hears about it.
If Susie had heard about it, she would have been furious.
(Source: Hujiang English Editor: Yaning)
Source: Hujiang English