mad as a hornet

mad as a hornet
*mad as a hornet & *mad as a wet hen & *mad as hell
very angry. (*Also: as \mad as a hornet. Use

hell

with caution.) •

You make me so angry. I'm as mad as a hornet.

What you said made Mary mad as a wet hen.

Those terrorists make me mad as hell.

* * *
or[mad as hops] or[mad as a wet hen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet./ * /Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./ * /Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips./

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  • mad as a hornet — or[mad as hops] or[mad as a wet hen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent in his fender, he ll be mad as a hornet./ * /Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./ * /Mrs. Harris… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mad\ as\ a\ hornet — • mad as a hornet • mad as hops • mad as a wet hen adj. phr. informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he ll be mad as a hornet. Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him. Mrs. Harris was …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mad as a hornet — (USA) If someone is as mad as a hornet, they are very angry indeed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • mad as a hornet — (USA)    If someone is as mad as a hornet, they are very angry indeed.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • mad as a hornet — very angry He was mad as a hornet when I saw him at the meeting yesterday …   Idioms and examples

  • Mad as a hornet —   (USA)   If someone is as mad as a hornet, they are very angry indeed …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • be as mad as a hornet — American to be very angry. He was as mad as a hornet when he heard what she said about him …   New idioms dictionary

  • mad\ as\ a\ wet\ hen — • mad as a hornet • mad as hops • mad as a wet hen adj. phr. informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he ll be mad as a hornet. Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him. Mrs. Harris was …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mad\ as\ hops — • mad as a hornet • mad as hops • mad as a wet hen adj. phr. informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he ll be mad as a hornet. Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him. Mrs. Harris was …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hornet — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET S NEST …   Dictionary of American idioms

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