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makes my blood boil

makes my blood boil

Date: Mar 10 2011

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“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)

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makes me very angry

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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?

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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.”

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dani008 He became very very angry about that.
by dani008
ЈǾôĐ ..it means when something/someone make you feel real mad about sth..
by ЈǾôĐ
angie.liu make me extremely angery
by angie.liu
Manu4 To make you feel angry
by Manu4
MissROSY something that pisses you off or makes you damn angry..
by MissROSY
made him very angry ;S
by BiG AmBiTioN
Anrusch Make someone very angry. The gasoline prices make my blood boil at the moment.
by Anrusch
makes you very angry
by Bitten by an Arab bug
natamooi when your blood boils is when you find yourself angry and you feel you are going to explode
by natamooi
Made me very angry
by Criz search
sofree make someone very angry
by sofree
kokoboko To make blood boil means to make someone very angry, even furious.
by kokoboko

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sofree

sofree

China

It makes my blood boil when I'm wronged.

04:45 AM Mar 10 2011 |

小小雨

小小雨

China

Wink

04:08 AM Mar 10 2011 |

Luckylucy31

Philippines

It makes my blood boil if you talk about me behind my back.

11:47 AM Mar 08 2011 |

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