如果你对某种状况感到极为扫兴和气愤，你就会焦躁不安，想抓狂。此时就可以用“tear you hair out”。

例句

I've been tearing my hair out over my dissertation. It's due in next week and I'm really not happy with it. I might have to start again.

Their performance last week made me want to tear my hair out. It's almost as if they wanted to lose the match.

请注意

训斥或强烈批评某人时就可以用另一个短语 tearing a strip off someone 或 tearing someone off a strip 来表达。

例句

The professor really tore a strip off John today for talking on his phone during the lecture.

You better not be late for lunch again or dad will really tear you off a strip.