Be/get hot under the collar
Posted by Tim Luo on 2007/9/19 0:06:16
This means to be or become angry about something.
When he hears what the committee wants him to do, he'll be hot under the collar for sure.
Eva was never afraid to say what she thought, even when the area managers were getting directly hot under the collar.
Source: Longman Idioms Dictionary
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