hot\ under\ the\ collar

hot\ under\ the\ collar
adj. phr. informal
Angry.

Mary gets hot under the collar if you joke about women drivers.

Tom got hot under the collar when his teacher punished him.


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

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