Stress Idioms

I have been working on this proposal for the last 6 hours. I feel like my head’s about to explode. I need to get out of here.

The workload in the last few months has been relentless. I just can’t take it anymore.

Example

“I’m sorry I am not much fun this evening. It’s been a long and difficult week and I have a lot on my mind what with the merger and the talk of upcoming redundancies.”

“I want to apologise to everyone for the last few weeks. I know I’ve been in a bad mood and extremely touchy (sensitive) and that’s not normal for me. I hadn’t been feeling myself but things are better.”

“I can’t stand it when you arrive at every single meeting 15 minutes late and then spend the whole time scrolling through your phone not paying attention or participating. That’s just rude.”

To have a lot to do and that can cause stress and make you angry for the slightest thing.

I had so much on my plate that I exploded when he asked me the time

no one can have a decent conversation without you responding in an unreasonably angry way.

Tom: “Sally, did you manage to get that report to the client?”

Sally: “No, I didn’t! What do you take me for? Some kind of robot? Do you know what time I left the office last night?”

Tom: “Ok, I was only asking…there’s no need to snap my head off.”

To irritate you

She really gets on my nerves whenever she asks me for a "nice coffee".

To irritate

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lose control of your feelings and get angry

I’ve had it up to here with Katharine’s demands. She either accepts the situation as it is or she can leave.