brassed off

British

adjective

slang fed up; disgruntled

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Example Sentences

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“If we tell Mother, then we have to admit we skipped school and spied on her. He’ll be brassed off.”

From Literature

Miners in the Yorkshire village Grimethorpe in south Yorkshire marched back to work around the same time as those in Maerdy, also accompanied by their own brass band made famous by the Ewan McGregor film Brassed Off.

From BBC

So who should be most brassed off by this show?

From New York Times

Actor Peter Martin, who starred in The Royle Family and Brassed Off, has died aged 82.

From BBC

He played Ernie in 1996 film Brassed Off.

From BBC

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