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Here are some expressions of annoyance:

Expressing Annoyance

Formal Situation Informal Situation

I‟m extremely displeased with … … really makes me mad.

… is very irritating. I cannot stand …

I‟m extremely unhappy about this. Why on earth he didn‟t …?

It is annoying … (when…). I‟m fed up with your demands.

Don‟t annoy me please. You are bothering me.

You are annoying me.

I can‟t believe it!

Why does this always happen!

For goodness sake!
Telling not to be annoyed
For heaven sake!

Bother!
Don‟t let it annoy you
Oh dear!
Don‟t be bothered by what he says.
Oh no!
Don‟t get your dander up.
Damn (with caution)!
Let‟s not get in an uproar.

Speaking Tip : I drop my glass... „Oh no!‟ A simple reaction you can use in all kind
of situations when something bad has happened.
You could also say „Oh dear!‟ this means the same thing.

Another expression worth knowing. „I can‟t believe…‟ or „I don‟t believe…‟.
again, a popular phrase when something bad has just happened.

Here‟s one you might use if something has gone wrong and it‟s happened to
you before. Why does this always happen to me! Why does that always
happen!

For goodness sake! Something to say when you‟re annoyed! A variation on
this is „for heaven‟s sake!‟

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