hot under the collar
(idiomatic, of a person) ; agitated.
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(idiomatic, of a person) ; agitated.
"Oh, cut it," said Steve wearily. " . . . I don't want to listen to drivel like that.""Drivel?" repeated the other, puzzled. " . . . I don't see why you need to get so hot under the collar.
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(idiomatic, colloquial, slang, of a person) aroused.
“You should worry about yourself. Who the f want to follow a hot under the collar doofus who can't or don't want to understand the law?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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