Idioms #02 Flashcards
I’m fed up (to the back teeth) with/of being criticized all the time. (UK)
very fed up
“I’ve been trying to fix this issue for hours, but I’m at my wit’s end; I don’t know what else to do.”
wits = intelligence, brains
estado de extremo estresse, frustração ou confusão, quando alguém está completamente sem ideias ou soluções para resolver um problema ou lidar com uma situação difícil.
I‘ve had it up to here with you - get out!
Pode ser : “I’ve had it with
Tô por aqui contigo!
My mother** threw a fit** when she saw what a mess we’d made of her kitchen.
= have a fit
show a strong feeling of anger
go off the deep end
= go spare, do his nut, blow a fuse
to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself
My blood is up when someone spits near me.
Escarra
feel very angry
You’d better stay out of her way - she’s after your blood.
comer teu fígado
quer se vingar de outra pessoa.
“Watch out for him, he’s out for blood after what happened yesterday.”
“Afaste-se dele, ele está determinado a se vingar pelo que aconteceu ontem.”
Dont’ lose your temper!
Não perca a paciência!
My roommate is driving me up the wall.
drive / send sb round the bend/twist
to make someone extremely angry
As soon as they met they started to rub each other (up) the wrong way.
to annoy someone without intending to
Just ignore him - he’s only trying to put your back up.
to get your back up.
to annoy someone
She knows how to ruffle his feathers.
/ˈféð.ɚ/
to upset or annoy someone
When Sarah revealed the secret, she really put the cat among the pigeons in our group
send the cat among the pigeons
to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry.
We had an argument, but we’re back on speaking terms now.
friendly enough to talk
