get (all) steamed up (about something)

get (all) steamed up (about something)
be/get (all) steamed ˈup (about/over sth) idiom
(BrE) (NAmE be ˈsteamed (about sth)) (informal) to be/become very angry or excited about sth

You're getting all steamed up about nothing!

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