むきになる
Meanings
Expression
Godan verb
1. to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up (Usually kana)
Other spellings
向むきになる
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Examples1
I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.