Example
“Omar became hot under the collar when the supplier blamed his team for the delay.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
piping hot
CEFR B1Extremely hot, especially when describing freshly cooked food.
Neutral
sell like hot cakes
CEFR B1to be bought rapidly and in great numbers because many people want it
Neutral
drive someone up the wall
CEFR B1to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated
Informal
sick and tired
CEFR B1extremely annoyed with someone or something and unwilling to tolerate it any longer
Neutral
add fuel to the fire
CEFR B2To make a bad situation or an argument worse.
Neutral
bite someone's head off
CEFR B2to answer someone with sudden and often unjustified anger
Informal
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