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hot under the collar

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hot under the collar
Fig. very angry. The boss was really hot under the collar when you told him you lost the contract. I get hot under the collar every time I think about it.
See also: collar, hot

hot under the collar  (informal)
if someone is hot under the collar, they are angry He got very hot under the collar when I suggested that he might be mistaken. The issue of waste disposal is getting a lot of people hot under the collar. Don't get all hot under the collar -- I'm only suggesting some minor changes to our plans!
See also: collar, hot

hot under the collar
angry The criticisms seemed unfair to me and I got pretty hot under the collar when I thought about them later.
See also: collar, hot


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The saucy antics will leave boss Bill Cullen hot under the collar when all is revealed in a showdown that will shock viewers.
PATIENTS at a city hospital have been getting hot under the collar about being made to wait for blood tests in unbearable heat.
Your Stryker's going to get a little hot under the collar if you don't keep an eye on coolant levels, drivers.
 
 
 
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