So you take it out on the wall?

（で、壁に八つ当たりってわけか。）
　BBCドラマ「SHERLOCK」S1エピソード3 "The Great Game" より。犯罪が全然なくてヒマでヒマでヒマでたまらないー！と発狂気味なシャーロック。ヒマつぶしに、壁に描いたスマイリーマークを銃で撃ち抜く、原作インスパイア（原作では壁にヴィクトリア女王を意味するV.R.と撃ち込む）なひとコマで、シャーロックをとがめるように同居人のジョンが放った一言。

• "take (something) out on (someone/something)"で「（感情などを）〜にぶちまける、発散する」という意味に。（If you take your anger, frustration, etc., out on someone, you treat someone badly because you feel angry, frustrated, etc. ／to treat someone badly when you are angry or upset, even though it is not their fault／To abuse (someone) in venting one's own anger. ※vent：発散する／ to behave in an unpleasant way towards somebody because you feel angry, disappointed, etc, although it is not their fault）
• Irritated with herself, she took her annoyance out on Bridget.
• She tended to take her frustrations out on her family.
• somethingの部分を特定せずに、"take it out on〜"という形で使われることが多い。「八つ当たりする」って感じだね。
  • I'm sorry you didn't get the job, but don't take it out on me.
  • Don't take it out on me just because you've had a bad day.
  • OK, so you had a bad day. Don't take it out on me.
  • I know you've had a bad day, but there's no need to take it out on me!
  • You're upset, but there's no need to take it out on me!
• 意味は全然違うんだけど、以前「ルパン三世　カリオストロの城」の表現で取り上げた、"hold out on someone"とカタチが似てる（You're holdin' out on me! 04/8/1）。最近久しぶりにスクリプト読み直したので気がついた。両方とも使えるようになりたい。

（一緒にやる人いないし、と思いずっとためらっていたのだが、とうとう買ってしまった…SHERLOCK版Cluedo。）