Showing anger
Here are some things that people often say when they're angry or annoyed at something.
Ten ways to say you are angry
casual · neutral · formal
- I don't believe it!neutralstrongThey cancelled the train again? I don't believe it!
- What a pain!casualThe power's gone again. What a pain!
- It's driving me up the wall.casualstrongThe noise from the next house is driving me up the wall.
- I've had it up to here with...casualstrongI've had it up to here with your excuses.
- I've had all I can take of...neutralstrongI've had all I can take of this traffic.
- It really gets on my nerves.casualHis loud phone calls really get on my nerves.
- I'm sick and tired of...casualstrongI'm sick and tired of waiting for this bus.
- I'm fed up with it.casualThe rain every day? I'm fed up with it.
- I could really do without it.neutralAnother meeting at six? I could really do without it.
- Is it possible?neutralThey've raised the price again. Is it possible?
How to use them
- We say immediately after something has made you angry.
- We say about a situation or a series of repeated actions that make us angry.
- We say about something that slowly makes you angry over a long time
- We say about something annoying that has continued for a long time.
- We often say when we have several pieces of bad luck and then one more bad thing happens.
- We say to show our disbelief that something so bad has happened or that one more bad thing has happened after several others.
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"It's driving me up the wall" means:
Complete: I'm fed up _ it.
Which phrase is the mildest?
See also: Showing disapproval · Complaining about hypocrisy
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