(one's) blood is up



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(one's) blood is up

One is in an angry, aggressive, or violent mood; one is looking or ready for a fight. Everyone in the office knows to avoid the boss when her blood is up.
See also: blood, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gormlaith-Irish, Scottish
PetroPE-tro (Esperanto)Ukrainian, Esperanto
Ramesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Nepali
Yadira-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
BrahmaBRAH-mahHinduism
Nikolett-Hungarian