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, , , . , there’s many a slip, … ‘twixt cup and lip.
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ANGRY YOUNG MAN
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It makes my blood boil when I think of all the money that’s wasted on LJ promo. , , .
To make someone’s blood boil – - . . : - -. : It makes my blood freeze (run cold), , , « ».

I heard a whimpering sound that made my blood freeze. , .
blood , , bad blood. « » : , ..
For years, there had been bad blood between the Montagues and the Capulets. .
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I’ve just told her that we’re not going to France after all, and she’s hopping mad. , , .
, mad , «», «, , ». , ! , mad ( «»).
Jane is mad about opera. – .
: She’s mad about me, , , She’s mad at me, , , , … , crazy – «», «», : She’s crazy about opera.
, 1970 , « » , «». : She’s crazy like a fool, wild about Daddy Cool. , Daddy Cool: «» (Sugar Daddy)», (pimp), , ? , , , !

Whenever I see a party political broadcast*** on the television, it makes my hackles rise. , , .
hackles « » , . , , , . to make my dander up, .
When I see him, it gets my dander up. , .
dander donder – .
*** «message» (, , «» «» «()») . party political broadcasts.

I’ve tried to be patient with him, but I can’t help it: he gets on my nerves. , : .
: , - , , . : He gets on my wick (wick – ). , , , . . : He gets my goat, He gets up my nose. (la moutarde monte au nez), !
, , : He drives me up the wall « », , , , : ; ; ; ; ; ; .

I was really pissed off with Mary for not telling me he was going on holiday! , , !
to piss . , . BBC New Tricks . , . , to piss – , to piss someone off « -, , to be pissed off.
She was really pissed off with me. .
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He got pissed last night. .
, , , , ! , , otherwise you might piss someone off!

When she found out that Gerry had taken her car without asking, she had a fit. , , .
to fit – , - a fit – , , : an epileptic fit « ». to have a fit « , ..» fit to be tied , , . When she found out, she was fit to be tied, , , fit – . to throw a fit, to throw a wobbler.

I told Dad I was dropping out of college to travel around the world, and he went off the deep end. , , .
to go off the deep end to throw a fit. , to jump (at) the deep end. . , , , : , , , , . sink or swim (: « »). , :
I had had no preparation for the job: I jumped straight in at the deep end. : .
: I was thrown in at the deep end. . , .

Jimmy only asked her whether she had passed her test, and she bit his head off! I guess she failed. , , ! , .
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. , , , geek. , «---- ..» 1952 , (Robert Heinlein) The Year of the Jackpot. «», «» ; ( geek geck ( “, ”, , , -- Geck). gek (), . , , Gickeleshut « , ». - XVIII Gecken . , «» « » (Fifth Business). , «» , : , .… : beurk ! : to jump down someone’s throat.
I only asked! You don’t have to jump down my throat. ! .
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The conductor was renowned for having a short fuse, so the musicians were always on their best behaviour. , .
, , , temper. , , temprer tremper, temper, «, ». a mild temper, an angry temper .. , , .
She has a quick temper. .
He has a violent temper. .
his temper is on a short fuse, the fuse – . : ! : He’s short-tempered. a fuse – .
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I could be handy mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride.
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He’s very bad tempered, so try not to rub him up the wrong way. , .
«», to rub «». « ». , up rub. The wrong way to take something the wrong way « ».
I meant it as a compliment, but he took it the wrong way. ,
It really goes against the grain to send our child to a public school***. .
, the grain, , , , wood grain, , . to go against the grain (, ..) , , , - . «, », , , . , with + (): It goes against the grain with me / him / them.
, ingrained. Democracy is ingrained in our western culture. / .
*** , public schools.

He really gets under my skin with his stupid remarks about women. .
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin ( ), , 1936 , 1970- . , , : to have someone under one’s skin, , -, , to get under someone’s skin, to get on one’s nerves . , - , thin–skinned , , : thick– skinned.
To be a smoker today you have to be thick-skinned. , .

You’d better stay out of the foreman’s way this morning: he’s on the warpath. : .
The warpath – , to be on the warpath – , .. : he’s out for blood – . , - on the warpath, , , to be out for blood, , . He’s out for our / her / Pete’s/ blood. , .
Shareholders are demanding to be heard, and there’s blood on the boardroom floor. , , – .
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