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Idiom: to tear one's hair out



 
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Idiom: to tear one's hair out #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:19 am   Idiom: to tear one's hair out
 

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #12 "Splitting Hairs", question 9

I was really scared when I saw him because he was tearing his hair out about the new management decision.

(a) extremely excited
(b) extremely worried
(c) extremely angry
(d) extremely depressed

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #12 "Splitting Hairs", answer 9

I was really scared when I saw him because he was extremely angry about the new management decision.

Correct answer: (c) extremely angry

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I thought b) was a very good answer too in considering the idiom's original meaning. Why c) is the best?
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Tear you hair out #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:43 am   Tear you hair out
 

Hi,

Obviously this is an idiom and cannot be taken literally but the picture of someone doing this or at least attempting to do it usually suggests that they are very angry, have lost control and are acting in a furious way.

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Idiom: to tear one's hair out #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 28, 2011 21:29 pm   Idiom: to tear one's hair out
 

The new management decision is different from the new management's decision, isn't it? In this case, ie. the first, it's the decision that is new, not the management; furthermore it's a decision concerning the management. I'd just like to make sure I understand it right!
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