rage at (someone or something)
rage at (someone or something)
To vent one's intense anger or frustration directly at someone or something, whether or not they are the cause of it. Humiliated by his lowly position and poor treatment at work, Tom began raging at his family every evening when he got home. Raging at the dog for pooping on the carpet isn't going to solve anything, Sarah.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
rage at someone or something
to direct one's anger at someone or something. Why are you raging at me? What on earth did I do? Nothing can be solved by raging at the police department.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
rage at
v.
To express or direct strong anger toward someone or something: The sergeant raged at the troops for falling behind the rest of the platoon.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- rage at
- give (full) vent to (something)
- give vent to
- give vent to something
- vent
- vent on
- vent on (someone or something)
- take it out on
- take it out on someone/something
- take out on