ESL Podcast 237 - Getting Revenge
short-tempered - easily gets angry; gets angry for no reason
I'm sorry I was so short-tempered this morning, but I got some bad news and was upset. Even so, I shouldn't have yelled at you.
to jump down (one's) throat - to be angry at someone and to yell at them or to speak to them unkindly or with anger
Jake's mom jumped down his throat when he came home late. She was really worried about him.
to pay (someone) back - to do something good or bad to someone because he or she did something good or bad to you
Thank you for helping me get this job. How can I ever pay you back for your help?
to treat (someone) - to act toward someone in a certain way; to behave toward someone in a particular way
My mother taught me that I should always treat other people the way that I want to be treated.
to two-time - to date two or more people at the same time without letting them know about the other person; to have a romantic relationship with two or more people at the same time
Kevin and Brittany had a big fight because she heard from her friends that he was two-timing her.
to lead (someone) on - to act in a way that makes someone believe something that isn't true; to give someone false hopes of a romantic relationship
Are you really going to help me with my homework, or were you just leading me on?
an axe to grind - negative feelings; resentment; a need or desire for revenge (doing something bad to someone because he or she did something bad to you)
Cesar has an axe to grind with his sister because she drove his car without asking him first.
to get even - to take revenge; to do something bad to someone because he or she did something bad to you
When Sylvia's brother read her private letters, she got even by telling his girlfriend embarrassing childhood stories about him.
at all hours - all the time; any time during the day or night
Our neighbors play loud music at all hours and we're tired of it!
grouchy - in a bad mood; irritable; easy to get angry
Whenever Gabriella has had a bad day and feels grouchy, she likes to go home to watch an old movie until she feels better.
it's no skin off my nose - it doesn't matter to me; it isn't important to me
It's no skin off my nose if you don't go to work today, but what will your boss think?
to go overboard - to do something to an extreme; to do too much of something
Aaron likes to exercise, but lately he has been going overboard, running 20 miles every day.
not in the least - not at all; absolutely not
It won't bother me in the least if you smoke, as long as the window is open.
rotten - very bad; horrible; terrible
This is a rotten movie. I think it's the worst movie I've ever seen.
to deserve (something) - to have or get something because of a good or bad thing that one has done in the past
The lawyer told the judge that because the man's crime was so serious, he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. - No one is angrier than a woman who has been emotionally hurt by someone, especially in a romantic relationship
Ricardo wants to end his 18-month relationship with Carla, but he's scared because he knows that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.