Share Idioms for expressing and controlling emotions
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People drive me up the ______ when they break down the personal boundaries
drive me up the wall
it ______ me under my skin when my friends even don't make the effort to be punctual
gets me under my skin
It turns out that going for a long hike is the best way to let off ______
let off steam
It seems that people are ready to ______ out (suddenly attack or criticize) at you if you first take their place in the underground, especially in the spring
lash out
If a waiter brought me the wrong order, I wouldn’t say anything because I wouldn’t want to _____ a scene.
make a scene
If something bothers me, I like to get it off my _______ rather than ______ it up.
get it off my chest/ bottle up
I’ve got quite a ______ skin. In other words, I don’t take offence easily.
thick skin
I’m more likely to ______ my tongue online than in an offline conversation.
bite my tongue
Even if I’m disappointed, I usually put a _____ face on it
put a brave face on
Something that helps me to ______ a step back and ______ things into perspective is a deep breath and a cold mind
take a step back/ put things into perspective
