hot under the collar
informalDefinition
› embarrassed or angry about something: When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot under the collar.Becoming too excited and easily upset
(Definition of hot under the collar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- demented adjective
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- highly strung adjective
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hypersensitive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterical adjective
- overwrought adjective
- sensitive adjective (UPSET)
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
- touchy adjective
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