Episode 74 English Expressions To Describe Someone's Anger Levels😡

The word 'temper' is used in a lot of phrases but what actually is it? 'Temper' usually describes someone's anger level. For some people who are described as having a 'short temper' they tend to get angry easily and quickly. There are a lot of different ways we use the word 'temper'. Let's talk about some of them today. Have a great weekend! Head to the Cambridge Dictionary website to find out the wide variety of ways this word can be used. Today we'll mostly be focusing on anger. Lose your temper - when you become angry, start shouting or become violent we can say you have 'lost your temper'. Have a temper - we sometimes say someone 'has a temper', this is describing something we think of as part of their personality, something we don't think they can change and it means they tend to get angry easily. Watch/mind your temper - we might say this to someone when we want them to be careful or calm down. It suggests that we think they will get angry soon and we are asking them to be aware and calm down. Control your temper - this is similar to 'watch your temper', however, where as the two options above suggest a warning, a time when we can see the potential for someone to get angry but they haven't got angry yet, 'control your temper' suggests they are already angry and we are asking them to reel it in (idiom - control yourself, calm down or stop doing what you're doing), we are telling them this is inappropriate and they need to stop. They have a short/hot/real/violent temper - these are all words used to describe someone who tends to get angry quickly and often without warning. His temper flared - often used in books to describe the inside feeling of someone who is getting angry, they may or may not act on this anger but this is letting us know something made them angry. My temper is rising - this can be used as a warning to tell someone we are starting to feel angry and they should stop what they are doing. She has a good/even temper - This is a much less common use of 'temper' but can be used to mean someone doesn't tend to get angry but instead tends to be calm most of the time. If we describe someone as 'even tempered' it's almost the opposite to someone described as 'having a temper'. Temper, temper! - A phrase used, often with children, to tell someone to calm down or mind their temper. Once you hit teenage years this becomes a phrase that can really make you angry!😂 Additional Vocabulary You're stepping on dangerous ground. - idiom - often used as a general warning phrase, meaning you're heading towards trouble or if you keep talking in this way there will be trouble.