Do you have a short fuse (become angry quickly)? There are times when we all blow our top (get angry). Here are some phrasal verbs that may be useful for the times when we get a little hot under the collar (get angry)!
Shove off / Push off
These two phrasal verbs mean to go away / depart. We can use them to describe situations when we leave ("We'll push off from here at sunrise") or when someone is annoying us we tell them to push off. In this case, we want them to leave. Go away is also used and is a little less strong.
"Stop bothering my girlfriend. Push off!"
Blow up
When you blow up you suddenly become very angry.
"When I told Samantha that I'd crashed her car she blew up."
Cut it out / Pack it in
We use this phrasal idiom when we want someone to stop doing something that we don't like. We can say cut it out or pack it in.
"Cut it out, stop upsetting your little brother."
Lash out
This phrasal verb is used in British English when we verbally or physically attack someone.
"I'm sorry for lashing out at you yesterday. I didn't mean the horrible things I said."
Smash up
When we smash something up we destroy it, break it into many pieces.
"He went crazy and smashed up his room when his girlfriend ended their relationship!"
Now write some example sentences using these verbs.
Link: English for angry situations
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My example sentences.
1. Well, it looks like it's time to push off. It's time to go. Let's shove off.
2. I’m sorry I blew up at you.
3. I’m sick of you two arguing—just cut it out!
4. She suddenly lashed out at the boy.
5. Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.
Thanks a lot Chris for new expressions!
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You are so noisy! Push off!
I blew up when I saw that my kitten had broken the flower at the third time
Cut it out, turn off this music
Yesterday I lashed out at some students for their behavior, I'm sorry I couldn't help shouting
Cup fell out and smashed up
Great example sentences
Great example sentences Natalysmart and meldron!
Thanks,
Chris
The Awful Song
Take you CD player and push off/shove off!
When I heard again this tune I blew up!
Cut it out, stop playing this song!
I'll smash up your CD plaer if you swith on it!
Sorry, for lashing out at you yesterday, actually I like music, but NOT THIS SONG!!!
Nice phrasal verbs but it is difficult to remember them! Thank you for the Lesson!
My examples
1) I don't want buy your apples. Push off.
2) When I made a mistake in my lesson my teacher blew up.
3) Please cut it out. I'm trying to focus.
4) Today I lashed out to my neighbor. I'm realy sorry about this.
5) Army of US smashed up poor people in Iraq.
Thanks for the lesson.
Excellent, it's a great and
Excellent, it's a great and useful lesson to me.
My examples in a short story
My friend (John) and his girlfriend (Zoe) both have short fuse. Sometimes, they blew up for no reason. Last Sunday while we were watching a match on the TV in my apartment, they started argument about the colour of the grass. John said it is deep green while Zoe insisted it is light green. Then, very quickly, they raised their voices and started to lash up each other with words. This disturbed me very much and I got a little hot under the collar. I scremed loud: ‘Cut it out and push off you two’. They became quiet at once and looked very surpprised. Do they thought only them have the right to get angry!!
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i apologize for lashing at you today
Re: roma2510
I apologize for lashing out at you today.
examples
1. Stop annoying us and push off
2. Occasionally people blow up without serious reason.
3. Cut it out. Stop smoking.
4. He is sorry that he lashed out at you yesterday.
5. He smashed up his book when got angry.
Phrasal verbs. Very angry
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Ordinary day. Summary.
We used to do a lot of make-work and to keep a lot of trash in our minds every day ( i think everybody can find themselves in these few words), but simple phrases can blow our top and get a little hot under the collar.
Let see just one sample: some people are spending all their time just furrowing the Internet spaces and you ( extraordinary, ambitious person who is working like a dog every day and every hour) have to make a lot of work just because you can do it the best. How to explain this situation? This is a reality and this blow your top, moreover you start lash out at your colleagues ( no matter if they are guilty or not).
Or just imagine... You are completely immersed in your new project and you need the only one thing... just to feel the silence. And your partner is listening the chanson. What would you do?
Will you ask him polite to switch off the music? No way! You blow up, and start screaming "Cut this f*** music out!!!!" You can also smash up the radio ( or some other device)...
And then your working day is over you can finally push off.
Did anyone recognize themselves?
I probably need to puch off
I probably need to puch off before i make him mad. I blow up at him and made some terrible decisions.If i dont cut it out he will never speak to me again. Dont know why i keep lash out at him. There's no need for smashing thing I just want to make thing right again.
Slang is my language...!
my girlfriend was in my my room and she was messing with me i asked her either push off or cut it out but she didn`t take my words seriously..suddenly i lost my cool and lashed her out..she blew up and went it would be a cold day in the hell before i would meet u again and then she took off i took it out on my room and i smashed up my room...i couldn`t help it!
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*Last year the terrorists lashed out on X country and they had smashed up at the metro station .The police force came and they couldn't got away
*Hey i am getting late , i have to push off.
*John and ketty sometimes fight with each other and blow up but they make up quickly because they love each other
*Why are you behaving like this ,cut it out now elsewise it won't be better for you
Thanx CHRIS
sentences
*we are getting really very late .let's push off.
*your presence is annoying me .why don't you just shove off.
*i blew up last night because they were blaming me for something which i haven't done .
*dont freak me out with rubbish talks,just pack it in .
*whenever i get a little hot under collar ,i losse control on me and i lash out at everyone.
*hearing of her boy friend's accident she smashed up my car .
thanx for nice lesson ...