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wrought up
adverb as in up in arms
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The papers seem to be woefully wrought up over the financial rating of Mr. Harry Lehr.
I was all wrought up and ready to do anything, and now youve thoroughly put me out.
The Minister, who adored politics with the fervour of a boy of twenty, was that day greatly wrought up on the subject.
Indeed, there is not a single portrait in Adam Bede—only the suggestions of experience wrought up into new combinations.
Carl, intensely wrought up, floundered to his bare feet, a "red-hot" in one hand and half a bun in the other.
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On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to work up, such as: agitate, animate, excite, get up, inflame, and rouse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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