Get angry means to become angry. Get shows a change: someone was calm and suddenly lost their temper. People usually use it to say who got angry, at whom and why.
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get angry (with/at + person); get angry about + situation; get angry when + clause; get angry with + person + for + -ing
- My teacher got angry when half the class forgot their homework.
- I try not to get angry about small things like traffic jams.
- She got angry with her brother for reading her messages.
What changed
First versionMy boss got angry on me because I was late again.
RevisionMy boss got angry with me because I was late again.
On can seem to fit, but in English you get angry with or at a person: with is more common in British English, at in American English. On was replaced with with.
Be angry is a state; get angry is the moment the anger appears. Compare: He was angry all evening and He got angry when I laughed. If you're angry not with a person but about a situation, you need about: I got angry about the delay.
Your turn
Don't get angry ___ me — I didn't break your phone on purpose.
Show the answer
with — The person someone is angry with here is me, so you need with. On doesn't go with angry.
Describe a time you got angry. Say who you were angry with and why.
I got angry with my flatmate because he ate my lunch without asking.
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