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
Poornima-Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
AlbertAL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom
Fox[fɔks]
Jerry['dʒeri]
Elvireel-VEERFrench
Wolodymyr-Ukrainian