hot under the collar
Example Sentences
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“I never said a curse word or stood up or threatened anyone, but it was hot under the collar, and I regret that,” Dorph said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
The Dodgers were a little hot under the collar through four innings against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, and it had nothing to do with the scorching 99-degree temperature at first pitch.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022
Plus, I was pretty stubborn those days, and I was pretty hot under the collar if anyone tried to tell me to do something that didn't make sense.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022
Until companies can deliver E.V.s in waves, a whole lot of consumers may also be hot under the collar.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022
Shorty, in particular, was agitated, getting hot under the collar.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
