hell-on-wheels

hell-on-wheels
noun slang
A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by constantly criticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong.

Finnegan complains that his wife is hell on wheels; he is considering getting a divorce.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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