hack off
phr. v..phr. v.. to annoy or make someone angry. You use this when someone's behavior or a situation is very frustrating.
phr. v.. to annoy, irritate, or anger someone; typically used in the passive voice or as a past-participle adjective. It is a marked informal Britishism.
It really hacks me off when people cut in line.
She was totally hacked off because her boss forgot to mention her hard work during the meeting.
The local residents were clearly hacked off by the council's decision to build a motorway through the ancient woodland without any prior consultation.
most commonly used in the passive form 'to be hacked off' or as 'it hacks me off'.
this is a milder, more polite alternative to 'piss off' in British English, making it useful for learners who want to sound informal but not vulgar.
He was hack off with the delay.He was hacked off with the delay.the phrase requires the past participle 'hacked' when used as an adjective to describe a feeling.