spit blood/venom
(US also spit nails, Australian English also spit tacks)Definition
› to speak in an angry way, or to show anger: I thought he was going to spit blood when he saw what had happened.Talking angrily
(Definition of spit blood/venom from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- berate verb
- diatribe noun
- dressing-down noun
- fling verb (SAY ANGRILY)
- harangue verb
- huff verb
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- lecture verb
- mouth off (about sth) phrasal verb
- rant noun
- rant verb
- roasting noun
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snap verb (SPEAK)
- snarl verb
- spit sth out phrasal verb
- storm verb (EMOTIONAL REACTION)
- suppose verb (THINK LIKELY)
- tear into sb phrasal verb
- upbraid verb
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