ESL Podcast 394 - Describing Hatred and Anger
calm down - to become calmer; to become more peaceful; to become less angry or worried
Please calm down! It doesn't do any good to be so upset.
to go berserk - to lose control of one's emotions and/or actions; to go crazy
The little boy went berserk, kicking and screaming when his friend wouldn't share her new bicycle with him.
to lose (one's) temper - to lose control of one's emotions and/or actions; to become very angry very quickly
When you were growing up, did you ever lose your temper and hit your brothers or sisters out of anger?
to take a deep breath - to fill one's lungs with a lot of air very slowly to try to become calmer and more peaceful when one is very angry or worried
Pete was so angry with his computer that he wanted to throw it through the window, but instead he took a deep breath and then began to feel better.
to have a fit - to become very upset for a period of time, speaking and/or acting angrily
Your parents are going to have a fit when they find out that you used their car without asking them first.
absolutely - completely; entirely; totally
Are you absolutely sure that you don't want to go with us to the theater tonight?
to go off the deep end - to lose control of one's emotions and/or actions; to go crazy
Losing your job, home, and wife in a single week is enough to make anyone go off the deep end.
to sweet-talk - to say something very nice to someone; to say nice things to someone, usually because you want something from him or her
Mindy is trying to sweet-talk her boss into letting her take a four-week vacation in June.
to put in a good word for (someone) - to say something good about someone so that another person will have a good opinion of him or her
I just applied for a job at your company. Could you please put in a good word for me with your boss?
bull - something that is not true; a lie
Ulysses said he wrote the report by himself, but that's bull! I know that Maria did most of the work.
traitor - a person who betrays a country or someone else; a person who is not loyal or trustworthy
He is a traitor to his country, selling national secrets to other governments.
to despise - to hate; to dislike very much
I despise jokes about people's skin color.
schmuck - a person who is tricked easily; a person who believes things that are not true
What kind of schmuck would fall for that trick?
to get the wrong idea - to misunderstand something; to interpret something incorrectly
Kevin and Becky like to spend a lot of time together, but they don't want their friends to get the wrong idea and think that they're dating.
you bet I am - a phrase used to answer `yes' very strongly about what one is going to do
Are you going to quit your job when you win the lottery?
You bet I am!
to foam at the mouth - to be very angry; to be so angry that one is unable to control one's emotions
Hugo was foaming at the mouth after he learned that someone had stolen his car.