get cross
Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words
to become angry (more informal)
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Examples (10)
- My dad got cross when he saw the broken vase.
- The teacher gets cross if we don't do our homework on time.
- Please don't make so much noise, or I'll get cross.
- I'm starting to get cross with this terrible customer service.
- Why do you get so cross about such trivial matters?
- She got cross with him for forgetting their anniversary.
- There's no need to get cross; it was an honest mistake.
- He tends to get cross when he's feeling stressed from work.
- Getting cross won't solve the problem, let's stay calm.
- By the time the bus arrived, we had all got very cross and cold.