to make one's blood boil

Examples

• All

• I know, it's not just you, but this sort of bench jockeying makes my blood boil.

  Blog text (21)

• Oh, I tell you, Ruth, it just makes my blood boil every time I go up there and see that poor little youngster in such an atmosphere.

  Three on a Match (1932)

• Yes, one of those stories that makes your blood boil.

  Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)

• Turn your mind to something or someone who really makes your blood boil.

  St Trinian's (2007)

• However, I read an article that just made my blood boil, and I want you to see some of it.

  Blog text (10)

• Thanks for that link; it made my blood boil.

  Blog text (18)

• All of these make my blood boil.

  Blog text (9)

• I'm not totally against welfare, but what makes my blood boil is that it gets abused.

  Blog text (15)

• Doesn't this story make your blood boil?

  Blog text (7)

• Hearing about the unfair treatment of workers always makes my blood boil.

Synonyms

A

to anger

vsto make one's blood boil

103 1.0

To make someone very upset or annoyed

is a stronger, more extreme form of causing someone to be mad

I

to inflame

vsto make one's blood boil

34 5.8

To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate

targets the highest level of anger rather than just intensifying feelings

I

to infuriate

vsto make one's blood boil

30 5.0

Make someone very angry

produces similarly extreme anger rather than milder upset

E

to enrage

vsto make one's blood boil

27 3.7

To make someone very angry

causes the same very strong anger in a person

B

to bring to a boil

vsto make one's blood boil

16 2.6

To heat a liquid until it boils or make a situation very intense

refers specifically to making someone feel very angry

O

to outrage

vsto make one's blood boil

13 3.9

Make people feel very angry and shocked

focuses on pure extreme anger without added disgust

G

to get a rise out of

vsto make one's blood boil

• Informal

10 6.8

Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them

causes the same anger but need not be deliberate provocation

R

to raise hackles

vsto make one's blood boil

3 7.9

To make someone angry or upset

focuses on pushing feelings to extreme anger rather than mere irritation

E

to enflame

vsto make one's blood boil

2 6.4

To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger

describes causing extreme anger specifically rather than general intensifying

G

to get one's dander up

vsto make one's blood boil

• Informal

1 9.1

To make someone angry

creates stronger extreme anger rather than milder annoyance

M

to madding

vsto make one's blood boil

• Archaic

9.9

To make someone feel angry or nearly crazy

creates intense anger but without unusual or literary tone

Antonyms

C

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

S

to soothe

75 3.4

To make someone feel calmer or reduce their pain

How Angry

to make one's blood boil

• Informal

7.0

to infuriate

30 5.0

to anger

103 1.0

to irritate

57 2.9

to annoy

144 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology