Example
“Mentioning the missed penalty after the final defeat only twisted the knife.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
drive someone up the wall
Informal · CEFR B1
to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated
sick and tired
Neutral · CEFR B1
extremely annoyed with someone or something and unwilling to tolerate it any longer
add fuel to the fire
Neutral · CEFR B2
To make a bad situation or an argument worse.
bite someone's head off
Informal · CEFR B2
to answer someone with sudden and often unjustified anger
hate someone's guts
Informal · CEFR B2
to feel an extremely strong hatred for someone
hot under the collar
Neutral · CEFR B2
noticeably irritated or angry
Source methodology
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