A: Come to dinner. B: But papa was angry and says I can't have dinner tonight. A: People say ...
A: Come to dinner. B: But papa was angry and says I can't have dinner tonight. A: People say a lot of things in anger. Come on now.
A: The boss just said, "If nobody admits to stealing from my office by 5 p.m., I will fire everyone." B: It's just a tantrum. He won't do it.
A: In the fight didn't you say you would never speak to me again? B: Those were just angry words; I didn't mean any of them. or That was my pride talking.
When we argue we say things we don't mean, but we still love each other.