today's idiom Anger _ irritation

To be up in arms	If you are up in arms about something, you are very angry.   "The population was up in arms over the demolition of the old theatre."
Get off my back!	If you tell somebody to get off your back, you ask them to stop   finding faults or criticizing you.
Like a bear with a sore head	If someone is behaving like a bear with a sore head, they are very   irritable and bad-tempered.   "When his team lost the match, Brad was like a bear with a sore head."
Bite someone's head off	If you bite someone's head off, you criticize them strongly   (and perhaps unfairly).   "I worked 10 hours a day all week and my boss bit my head off for   not doing my share of the work!"
Blow a fuse	If you blow a fuse, you suddenly lose your temper and become   very angry.   "Charlie blew a fuse yesterday when he discovered that his ipod   had been stolen."
Have a bone to pick with someone	To say that you have a bone to pick with somebody means that   you are annoyed with them and want to talk to them about it.
In somebody's good/bad books	If you are in somebody's good or bad books, you have their approval   or disapproval.   "I'm in my wife's bad books at the moment because I forgot our wedding    anniversary!"
For crying out loud	This expression is used to show irritation, exasperation or anger.   "For crying out loud! Turn that television off!"
Drive up the wall	If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something   that greatly annoys or irritates you.   "I can't concentrate with all the noise - it's driving me up the wall!"
Flea in one's ear	After an attempt at something, if you are sent away with a flea in   your ear, you are angrily reprimanded or humiliated.   "When he tried to put the blame on Pete, he was sent away with   a flea in his ear."
Fly off the handle	A person who flies off the handle becomes suddenly very angry.   "Dad flew off the handle when I told him I had damaged his new car."
Foam at the mouth	Someone who foams at the mouth is extremely angry about   something.   "The director was foaming at the mouth when he saw a picture of his   children in the newspaper."
Get your knickers in a twist.	If you get your knickers in twist, you are angry, nervous or upset   faced with a difficult situation   "Don't get your knickers in a twist!  Everything is under control."
Get in someone's hair	If you are getting in somebody's hair, you are annoying them so   much that they can't get on with what they're doing.   "I'd finish the report more quickly if my colleague wasn't getting in   my hair all the time!"
Go through the roof	If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry   "His father went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car."
Good riddance!	This expression is used to express relief at becoming free of an   unpleasant or unwanted person or thing.   "Our horrible neighbour has moved house, and all I can say is 'good    riddance'!"
Hot under the collar	If you get hot under the collar, you feel annoyed, indignant or   embarrassed.   "If anyone criticizes his proposals, Joe immediately gets hot   under the collar."
Look daggers at someone	Someone who looks daggers at another looks at them very angrily.   "David looked daggers at Paul when he invited his new girlfriend to dance."
Make one's hackles rise	If someone makes your hackles rise, they make you angry.   "Her constant criticism really makes my hackles rise!"
More heat than light	If a discussion or debate generates more heat than light, it causes   anger or intense reaction but doesn't clarify anything.   "The meeting that was held to discuss the problem generated more   heat than light."
Kick yourself	If you feel like kicking yourself, you are angry with yourself for   something you have done or not done.   "I could have kicked myself for forgetting Julie's birthday."
Like a red flag to a bull	To say that a statement or action is like a red flag to a bull means   that it is sure to make someone very angry or upset.   "Don't mention Tom's promotion to Mike.  It would be like a red flag   to a bull!"
Like a ton of bricks	If somebody comes down on you like a ton of bricks,   they criticize you severely because you have done something wrong.
Have a quick temper	If you have a quick temper, you get angry very easily.   "He makes me nervous - he's got such a quick temper."
Rant and rave	If you rant and rave about something, you protest noisily and forcefully.   "The old man ranted and raved about the new waste collection system,   but he had to accept it."
Road rage	Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other  drivers.  "A number of car accidents today are a result of road rage."
د                See red	If someone sees red, they suddenly become very angry or annoyed   about something.   "Discrimination of any kind makes me see red!"
Smooth somebody's ruffled       feathers	If you smooth somebody's ruffled feathers, you make that person   feel less angry or offended.   "Tom took the criticism badly, but James managed to smooth his   ruffled feathers"
That makes my blood boil!	If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry.   "His condescending attitude made my blood boil!"
That's going too far!	If you go too far, you do something that is considered extreme or   unacceptable.   "Stealing is bad, but stealing from a poor person is really going too far!"
That takes the biscuit!	This expression refers to something very irritating or annoying.   "After waiting for an hour, we were told that there were no seats left.   That really took the biscuit!"
That's the last straw!	The expression means that  this is the latest unpleasant event,   and that you cannot tolerate the situation any longer.
Wink of sleep	If someone doesn't get a wink of sleep, they don't sleep at all.   "It was so noisy in the hotel, I didn't get a wink of sleep."