mad enough to spit tacks

Seething with anger; furious to the point of becoming irrational. I tell you, I was mad enough to spit tacks when they told me they'd given the grant to that hack, Dr. Warner. The boss was mad enough to spit tacks after he heard we'd lost the Jefferson account.

See also: enough, mad, spit, tack, to

See also:

mad enough to spit
mad enough to spit nails
mad enough to kick a cat
mad enough to eat nails
mad enough to chew nails
mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets
angry enough to chew nails
Derangement Syndrome
down to brass tacks
spit

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