Pull (one's) hair out phrase
To experience intense anxiety or a feeling of anger about something.
I wanted to pull my hair out when I knew that the judge was biased towards my opponent.
I once pulled my hair out not getting work after graduation, but I finally landed a plum job.
To show signs of annoyance because you cannot do anything to improve a difficult situation.
John started pulling his hair out not being able to find out what makes his computer crash.
He pulled his hair out trying to fix the huge dent, but it didn't disappear.
To be very anxious
To argue with somebody
Said to someone who makes you feel frustrated or annoyed
1. Become angry or lose self-control
2. To plunge into the deep part of a pool
The verb "pull" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was recorded as far back as Anglo Saxon times. pre-1066.
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!