Phrases to express our annoyance
MODULE 11
TOPIC 13. Awfully annoying things.
AWFULLY ANNOYED
A recent report on the things that really annoy us
Study the vocabulary.
GLOSSARY
to missvb if you “miss” a bus, you don’t catch it
a luggage trolleyn a type of small cart with wheels. It is used for carrying bags
to steervb if you “steer” a vehicle, you control which direction it goes in
to soarvb to increase rapidly
a leaf / leavesn a green object that grows on a tree. It becomes brown in autumn
a trackn the "tracks" are the metal lines that a train travels on
a gadgetn a device for doing a job
a dead batteryn a battery that has no power
coveragen if you have “coverage”, your mobile phone can locate a network
to get cut offexp if you “get cut off”, your phone suddenly stops working
to get to grips with somethingexp if you "get to grips with something", you start to understand how it works
to swallowvb if a machine “swallows” your bank card, it doesn't give it back to you
a spotn a mark on the face often caused by an accumulation of grease
a pet haten a minor thing that you find particularly annoying
to wind someone upexp to make someone angry; to irritate
to see redexp to become very angry
to rub someone up the wrong wayexp to annoy someone
to get to youexp to annoy you / to make you angry
to drive someone to distractionexp to make someone angry
to drive you up the wallexp to make you extremely angry/irritated
hot under the collarexp angry
Phrases to express our annoyance
I hate it when...
I can’t stand it when...
What really annoys me is when (people)...
What really makes me angry is people who...
to detest
to dislike
to disrespect
to resent
to avoid
to anger
to upset
to disappoint
to irritate
to annoy
to disturb
to trouble
to bore
to tire
to get hot under the collar
to blow your top
to rub someone up the wrong way
to wind someone up
to see red
to get to you
to drive you up the wall
to drive someone to distraction
to lose your rag
to hit the roof
to blow a fuse
to get angry/mad
to make smb angry/mad
to rant and rave
to lose your temper
to get on smb’s nerves
to rub smb up the wrong way
irritated
cross
as cross as a bear
furious
maddening
annoying
frustrating
stupid
infuriating
troublesome
exasperating