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in high dudgeon |
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in high dudgeon Fig. feeling or exhibiting great resentment; taking great offense at something. (Often with leave.) After the rude remarks, the person who was insulted left in high dudgeon. Dennis strode from the room in high dudgeon, and we knew he would get his revenge eventually. See also: high in high dudgeon (humorous) if you do something in high dudgeon, you do it because you are very angry Slamming the door in Meg's face, she drove off in high dudgeon. See also: high How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A violent quarrel arose between him and Lisa, and he left the boat in high dudgeon. The jongleur had put down his harp in high dudgeon. |
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