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



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

A sudden feeling of excitement or anger that causes one to act in unexpected ways. It must have been a sudden rush of blood to the head that made Gary lash out at Ron, because he's usually so calm.
See also: blood, of, rush

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lina (1)-Arabic
Amiran-Georgian, Literature
Rozalija-Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)
FlaviaFLAH-vyah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Manjula-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam