frost
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frost (someone)
To cause someone to become angry, agitated, or annoyed. My sister really frosted me by using the last of my shampoo—again!
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frost over
To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts over tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.
frost up
1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.
2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up.
frosted
Angry, agitated, or annoyed. I'm frosted because you used the last of my shampoo—again!
See also: frost
frost over
to become covered with frost. The windows had all frosted over in the night. The car windows frosted over.
frosted (over)
Sl. angry; annoyed. The clerk was really frosted over when I asked for a better one. Why was he so frosted?
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frost over
v.
To become covered with frost: The blades of grass frosted over in the cold night air.
frost up
v.
1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped.
2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up.
frost
tv. to make someone angry. (see also frosted (over).) The little car frosted me by zooming into my parking place.
frosted (over)
mod. angry; annoyed. The clerk was really frosted over when I asked for a better one.
frosted
verbSee frosted over
See also: frost