cabrearse

cabrearse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to get angry, get worked up

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VPR

1) (=enfadarse) to get pissed off ***

2) (=sospechar) to get suspicious

3) Cono Sur (=aburrirse) to get bored

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(v.) = throw + a hissy fit, throw + a fit, incense, wax + indignant, spit + feathers, get + (all) worked up (about), get + naffed off, get + hot under the collar

Ex. Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.

Ex. The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.

Ex. She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call.

Ex. To wax indignant about a President's telling lies makes no more sense than to do so about a wrestler's faking falls.

Ex. It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government.

Ex. Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'.

Ex. This is the 3rd time he's been sidelined for 3 weeks due to injuries and he's starting to get naffed off.

Ex. She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

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(v.) = throw + a hissy fit, throw + a fit, incense, wax + indignant, spit + feathers, get + (all) worked up (about), get + naffed off, get + hot under the collar

Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.

Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.

Ex: She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call.

Ex: To wax indignant about a President's telling lies makes no more sense than to do so about a wrestler's faking falls.

Ex: It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government.

Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'.

Ex: This is the 3rd time he's been sidelined for 3 weeks due to injuries and he's starting to get naffed off.

Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

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■cabrearse vr fam to get worked up
'cabrearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabrear

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vpr

to get really pissed off o US pissed (con with);

no te cabrees, sólo era una broma keep your hair on, I was only joking;

se ha cabreado con Ana he's really pissed off o US pissed with Ana

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cabrearse

v/r pop

get mad fam