He has a short temper and gets angry easily.
short temper
idiomThe personality trait of being quick to anger.
You should avoid arguing with him because he has a short temper and loses his patience quickly.
Despite his professional success, his notoriously short temper often alienated colleagues, making collaborative projects difficult to manage.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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caught short
unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed
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down to the short strokes
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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draw the short straw
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
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fall short
To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
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few sandwiches short of a picnic
Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
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have someone by the short and curlies
Synonym of have someone by the short hairs.