hot under the collar
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“I never said a curse word or stood up or threatened anyone, but it was hot under the collar, and I regret that,” Dorph said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
The Dodgers were a little hot under the collar through four innings against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, and it had nothing to do with the scorching 99-degree temperature at first pitch.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022
"I want to be very clear about this because a lot of people have got very hot under the collar," Johnson told broadcasters.
From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2022
Bailey gets hot under the collar about the need to accept change for the Academy.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2018
Shorty, in particular, was agitated, getting hot under the collar.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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