be like a bear with a sore head
(US also like a (real) bear) informalDefinition
› to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot: You're like a bear with a sore head this morning. What's wrong with you?Bad-tempered
(Definition of be like a bear with a sore head from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
-
be laughed out of court idiom
-
be laughing all the way to the bank idiom
-
be laughing idiom
-
be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
-
be left holding the baby idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
-
be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
-
be like a fish out of water idiom
-
be like a red rag to a bull idiom
-
be like chalk and cheese idiom
-
be like feeding time at the zoo idiom
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- argumentative adjective
- bad-tempered adjective
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious adjective
- bolshy adjective
- dyspeptic adjective
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy adjective
- grumpy adjective
- have a short fuse idiom
- huffy adjective
- peppery adjective
- petulant adjective
- pugnacious adjective
- quarrelsome adjective
- quick temper noun
- surly adjective
- truculent adjective
- wear thin idiom
Topic:
Bad-tempered
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
