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
RickiRIK-eeEnglish
Aranrhod-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Izrail-Judeo-Christian Legend
HathorHAHTH-awr (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Aeronwy-Welsh
OrpheusAWR-fee-əs (English)Greek Mythology