be as mad as a hornet
be as mad as a hornet
To be very angry. Primarily heard in US. Mom was as mad as a hornet after I dented her brand-new car. Of course I'm mad as a hornet—you kissed my boyfriend in front of the whole school! Tiffany will be mad as a hornet when she finds out that her so-called friends started that awful rumor about her.
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