a rush of blood



a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)

if you have a rush of blood to the head, you suddenly feel very excited or very angry, and do or say something silly Thomson was sent off for head-butting Gray in a rush of blood to the head.
See also: blood, of, rush

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odessa-Various
Neeraj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Math-Welsh Mythology
LaurelleLAWR-əlEnglish (Rare)
Alexandrea-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Fitzpatrick[fits'pætrik]