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*(all) het up

Rur. very angry or upset. (All "heated" up. *Typically: get ~; be ~.) The boss got all het up when I said my project would be late. Jane gets real het up when folks tease her about her freckles.

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Well, you needn't get so all-fired het up about it. White Fang by London, Jack View in context An' your head'll be all het up an' feel as dry as burnt pork. The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context More results

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