Blow up
Explode
大发雷霆
- My dad blew up at me when he saw the bill.
我爸爸看到账单后对我大发雷霆。
Go ape
Express wild excitement or anger
暴跳如雷
- She went ape because I was half an hour late.
我迟到了半小时,结果她暴跳如雷。
Go bananas
To become irrational or crazy
勃然大怒;极度兴奋激动
- She’ll go bananas when you tell her the news.
你若告诉她这个消息,她会气疯的。
Go mental
To suddenly become extremely angry
勃然大怒
- My parents are going to go mental if they find out we had a party here!
如果我爸妈发现我们在这里搞派对,他们会气疯的!
Go nuts
To become crazy
气得发疯
- My sister will go nuts when she finds out I crashed her car.
要是我姐姐发现我弄坏了她的车,她会气得发疯的。
Hit the roof
To become very angry
火冒三丈,暴跳如雷
- When I was expelled from school, my parents hit the roof.
我被学校开除后,我父母气得暴跳如雷。
Pop one’s cork
To release one’s anger; to blow one’s top
大发脾气;发怒
- She tried to hold it back, but suddenly she popped her cork.
她尽力克制怒火,但是突然她还是发了通脾气。
Go off the deep end
To unexpectedly become very angry
大怒,火冒三丈
- The bad news caused Jim to go off the deep end.
那个坏消息使吉姆火冒三丈,失去理智。
Fly off the handle
Lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly
心头冒火(多因他人的所作所为)
- He's extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing.
他极容易发火——芝麻大的小事都能让他大发雷霆。