What does the following expression mean in this paragraph?
Here is paragraph:
" Most anger is self induced. When someone is acting in an angry manner toward you, it is often that you just happened to step in the cross-hairs of someone’s anger that was going to be expressed anyway."
What does the expression "step in the cross-hairs of someone’s anger" mean?
Thank for your help!

Question

What does the following expression mean in this paragraph?
Here is paragraph:
" Most anger is self induced. When someone is acting in an angry manner toward you, it is often that you just happened to step in the cross-hairs of someone’s anger that was going to be expressed anyway."
What does the expression "step in the cross-hairs of someone’s anger" mean? 
Thank for your help!

Answer

Something that "steps into the cross-hairs" becomes the focus or target of something. In this case the person is angry and irritated at the other person, simply because he came close and became the focus.

Answer

Cross hairs refer to a the part of a gun used for aiming. If you've got somebody/something in your crosshairs it means you are aimed at them and ready to shoot! Bam! In this reference they're pretending the angry person has maybe some sort of 'anger gun' and as soon as you wander into their aim they're going to shoot. They may not have been originally aiming for you but because you happen to cross paths with them they got angry at you.

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