hot under the collar

hot under the collar
adjective
very angry
• Similar to: ↑angry
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

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(informal).See angry sense 1.
→ hot

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hot under the collar
In a state of agitation or anger
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Main Entry: ↑collar
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hot under the collar (informal)
1. Indignant
2. Embarrassed
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Main Entry: ↑hot

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hot under the collar phrase
very annoyed or nervous

We disagree with each other from time to time, and we both get a little hot under the collar.

Thesaurus: feeling angry or annoyedsynonym
Main entry: hot

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informal angry, resentful, or embarrassed

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hot under the collar — see ↑hot, 1
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Main Entry: ↑collar
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hot under the collar
informal : angry or upset

He tends to get a little hot under the collar when his wife keeps him waiting.

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Main Entry: ↑hot

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hot under the ˈcollar idiom
(informal) angry or embarrassed

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He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day.

Main entry: ↑hotidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hot under the collar — If you re hot under the collar, you re feeling angry or bothered …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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