hot under the collar
Example Sentences
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“It’s difficult to look at it and not get very hot under the collar about it. That lack of transparency is what’s corrupt. It’s absolutely corrupt. That’s not too strong a word.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“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
"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
People who flush easily become even more agitated when they feel themselves getting hot under the collar, and they quickly lose to their opponents.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
