be in a wax
be in a wax
obsolete To be very angry. Father was in a wax for the better part of a week when he learned that we were the ones who accidentally left the horse out in the rain. You got grass stains on Mabel's favorite dress? Ooh, she is going to be in a wax when she hears about this! Mother and Father are in a wax about the way I criticized the mayor in front of the whole town on Sunday.
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