Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“Being called a cheater made my blood boil. That is one thing I am not.”
- Actor David Arquette, talking about rumors that he cheated on his wife, actress Courteney Cox. (The Oprah Show)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
makes me very angry
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
What happens to you when you get angry? Does your face turn red? Does steam start to come out of your ears like in cartoons? Do you start to feel hot?
Imagine being so angry, it actually made your blood boil. It would probably take something really big to do that.
The actor David Arquette and his wife, Courteney Cox, one of the stars of the TV show Friends, recently broke up. Sometimes couples break up because they make each other’s blood boil. But there are rumors that David and Courteney split up because he cheated on her.
Those rumors make David very angry. He says it makes his blood boil when people say he cheated.
What makes your blood boil?
Examples
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“It makes my blood boil when I hear about people abusing their pets. “
“When I found out my boyfriend cheated on me, it made my blood boil.”
“Marissa can’t find a job, so it makes her blood boil when she hears other people complaining about their jobs.”