alsoget madAmerican· Mike gets very angry when he loses at tennis.get angry at· You have no right to get mad at me. It's not my fault.
►lose your temper
to suddenly become angry, especially after you have been trying not to: · As the argument escalated, Mason lost his temper completely.lose your temper with: · You should never lose your temper with the students - it'll only make things worse.
►blow your top/hit the roof/go crazy/go nuts/have a fit
alsogo madBritishinformal to suddenly become very angry: · My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.· "What happened when you told him you wrecked the car?" "Oh, he hit the roof."· Mom would go crazy if she found out you had started smoking.· I'm going to go nuts if that phone doesn't stop ringing.· When Tommy's new bike was stolen, he had a fit.
►go ballistic/go bananas/go berserk
alsogo apeAmericaninformal to suddenly become very angry: · If my wife ever finds out about this, she'll go berserk.· Joe went ape when we tried to take the car keys away from him outside the bar.
►get stroppy
British informal to start behaving and talking to people in an angry way, especially when other people think this is unreasonable: · She's the sort of boss who gets really stroppy if things aren't done her way.· Mel got a bit stroppy when the maitre d' put us at a table he didn't like.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a bunch of bananas
· Bunches of bananas hung in the trees.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►go bananas
Dad will go bananas when he sees this.
Roy's customers think the council has gone bananas.
Victor will go bananas, and Rachel will think I got laid.
1go bananas to become very angry or excited: Mum went bananas when I said I was going to leave nursing.2crazy or silly