"Cross as two sticks" nghĩa là gì?

"Fishing" for sticks. Photo courtesy Andy Morffew.

'Cross as two sticks' có từ cross là bực mình, cáu gắt -> cụm từ này nghĩa là tức điên lên (angry or irritated).

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I was in a good mood when I woke up this morning, but now I feel cross as two sticks after getting stuck in traffic.

Black Sticks hockey captain Lizzy Igasan, the first competitor to get the boot from Dancing With The Stars, seemed as cross as two sticks when interviewed on TV One's Breakfast show the morning after the night before.

I am quite possibly the only person to get funnyman Steve Carrell as cross as two sticks after I suggested his fantastic dramatic turn in Crazy, Stupid, Love was a break away from his normal slapstick roles.

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