Idioms for Bad Moods 🔒

This 9-question quiz collects English idioms used when someone is upset, angry, or down.

You finish each sentence with the right word, in lines such as Stop teasing her. She is at her wit's ___. and Wilson hit the ___ when he saw his son's grades., so it is good for describing bad moods.

What makes these fun is that English has so many colorful ways to show frustration, like hitting the ceiling or throwing cold water on a plan.

Being on the shorter side, it makes a quick and focused bit of practice.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Molly was as angry as a ___ this morning. Nobody dared to talk to her.

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Kimberly will ___ out once she sees the credit card bill.

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Wilson hit the ___ when he saw his son's grades.

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Stop teasing her. She is at her wit's ___.

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Martin has been down in the ___ after he lost the fight.

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The lazy student is a pain in the ___.

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Jasmine threw cold ___ on her sister's plan of buying a new house.

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Jenny is not on speaking ___ with her father after their argument last night.

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The students can't ___ the heat in the gymnasium.

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