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hot under the collar



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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

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

"I want to be very clear about this because a lot of people have got very hot under the collar," Johnson told broadcasters.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 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


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