intransitive. To become or be angry; = wrath, v. 1.

intransitive. To become wrathful or angry; to manifest anger.

intransitive. To become angry.

transitive. to move one's blood (also mood): to become excited, agitated, or angry. to move a person's blood: to excite or stir a passion in a…

transitive. to peck mood: to become angry, incensed, or enraged. Obsolete.

intransitive. To become angry, be vexed.

figurative and in figurative contexts. To become inflamed with a strong emotion, esp. anger; to become intensely animated, excited, or enthused…

figurative. To give way to or exhibit anger or irritation. Often in phrase fume and chafe, fret and fume. Also with up.

Of persons: To be roused, to become angry. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be angry or annoyed; to cherish spite. Obsolete.

to set up one's heckle and variants: to become angry or irritated. Cf. hackle, n.2 2c. Obsolete.

intransitive. To become inflamed, heated, or excited, esp. with anger or enthusiasm. Cf. to fire up 1b at phrasal verbs.

intransitive. Of persons: To become enraged or incensed. Cf. sense 4. Obsolete.

intransitive. To show sudden fury or anger.

to flash up: to burst into sudden passion or anger.

Ruffled or angry temper; in to get one's dander up, etc.

Originally U.S. to fly (occasionally jump,etc.) off (at) the handle: to become carried away by excitement; to lose self-control; (now usually) to…

Chiefly British. to have (also get) one's monkey up and variants: to be angry. So to put a person's monkey up.

to cut up rough, rusty, savage, etc.: (intransitive) to become angry or quarrelsome. colloquial.

intransitive. Chiefly U.S. colloquial. Usually with up. To get angry or irritated; to bridle.

Originally U.S. = to fly off the handle at phrases 3b.

to flare up. to break out into sudden anger. Also with out, quasi-transitive with quoted words. (Cf. flare-out, n. 1.)

to set up one's bristles: to be irate. to set up one's combor hair: to be proud. to set one's back up, etc.: see back, n.1 24f.

to run hot: (a) (of a (part of a) machine) to become hot during operation; (b) U.S. colloquial (now rare) to become angry.

intransitive. to wax up, to burst into anger, ‘flare’ up.

colloquial (originally English regional (Yorkshire)). to get (someone's) rag out: to make (someone) angry. to get one's rag out: to become angry.

With up. To lose one's temper; to ‘explode’. Cf. sense 24i. colloquial.

Originally Australian. A device studded with sharp points, attached to the side of a horse's snaffle. Frequently in to get (also have) the pricker…

intransitive. With complement. To appear or present itself or oneself in a specified character; to be found to be. Cf. to turn out 9c at phrasal…

With the. Anger, bad temper, pique, irritation; (also occasionally as a count noun) a fit or display of irritation, temper, etc. Chiefly in to get…

intransitive. To burn with the fervour of devotion, excitement, or passion: said of persons and their feelings. to blaze up: to ‘fire up’ in wrath.

to get wet: to lose one's temper, become angry. Australian slang (? Obsolete).

With up. Scottish. To blaze or fire up in anger or passion.

to see red: to become very angry; to lose self-control.

Australian and New Zealand. Irritable, bad-tempered, angry; esp. in to go crook (at or on), to become angry (at); to lose one's temper (with); to…

Caribbean. Angry, quick-tempered. Chiefly in to get on ignorant (also to get ignorant): to become angry.

to hit the ceiling: to become very angry, to lose one's temper. colloquial.

colloquial. to hit the roof: = to hit the ceiling at ceiling, n. 5b.

to blow one's top (less commonly blow topper): to lose control of oneself through anger, excitement, etc. (see also quot. 1938).

British colloquial. to lose one's rag: to become angry, lose one's temper.

to lose one's hair (or to get one's hair off): to lose one's temper.

In proverbial, figurative, or allusive uses. to go up in smoke, to be consumed by fire; to be destroyed completely; also figurative, to lose one's…

intransitive. With up. Of a person: to become angry or irritated.

to have, get a cob on, to be annoyed, to become angry.

figurative. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to pop (also blow) one's cork: to lose one's temper, fly into a rage; to lose self-control.

transferred and figurative. to go hostile: to become angry. Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

Not in actual or regular use at the time spoken of, but carried, held, or kept in reserve for future… to go spare: (a) to be unemployed; (b) to…

A sort of cake: the use differs greatly in different localities, but the word generally denotes in England a sweet cake (usually round) not too…

Phrases and proverbial sayings. (a) against the wool: contrary to the direction in which wool naturally lies, the wrong way. (b) to draw (pull, †spr…

In figurative phrase to blow one's stack = to blow one's top at blow, v.1 24i. slang (originally U.S.).

Scottish. To get extremely angry or passionate; to lose one's temper; to rant and rave.

intransitive. Irish English. With up. To become angry or verbally abusive. Frequently with on.

Caribbean. Angry, quick-tempered. Chiefly in to get on ignorant (also to get ignorant): to become angry.

to go through the roof: to become very angry. Cf. to hit the roof at phrases 9.

slang (originally U.S.). Composure, relaxedness; poise, self-control. Esp. in to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool.

colloquial. to lose it: to lose control of one's temper or emotions, esp. to become incapably angry or agitated; to cease to be rational or…

transitive. to blow a gasket. figurative (colloquial). (a) (Of a person) to become ill, collapse; (of an organization, situation, etc.) to break…

A fit of temper; = wobbly, n.2 1. Frequently in to throw a wobbler: = to throw a wobbly at wobbly, n.2 2.