in high dudgeon

in high dudgeon
in high dudgeon
Fig. feeling or exhibiting great resentment; taking great offense at something. (Often with

leave

.) •

After the rude remarks, the person who was insulted left in high dudgeon.

Dennis strode from the room in high dudgeon, and we knew he would get his revenge eventually.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • in high dudgeon — index resentful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • in high dudgeon — the sponsors from Cleveland stormed out in high dudgeon Syn: indignantly, resentfully, angrily, furiously; in a temper, in anger, with displeasure; informal in a huff, seeing red …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • in high dudgeon — angry because someone has said or done something to upset you Clara came storming into the room in high dudgeon …   English dictionary

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  • dudgeon — ► NOUN (often in phrase in high dudgeon) ▪ deep resentment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • dudgeon — in high dudgeon …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • in high dudgeon — adverb resentfully or furiously …   Wiktionary

  • high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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