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
Summer['sʌmə]
Devraj-Indian, Hindi
LemminkÄInen-Finnish Mythology
Berenicebər-NEES (English), ber-ə-NEE-see (English), be-re-NEE-che (Italian)English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Basmat-Biblical Hebrew
Tatum['teitəm]