tempers get frayed
If you say that tempers are getting frayed, you mean that people are getting angry with each other.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom
 - -tempered
 - ape
 - ballistic
 - bananas
 - bay for blood idiom
 - froth
 - get bent out of shape idiom
 - get your knickers in a twist idiom
 - go ape idiom
 - go nuts idiom
 - go off the deep end idiom
 - launch
 - lose
 - postal
 - sharp
 - storm
 - turn in your grave idiom
 - umbrage
 - wobbly
 
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