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
LeoLE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Zebulon-Biblical
ElwynEL-winEnglish
JoeyJO-eeEnglish
Laverne[lə'vɜ:n]
FÉLicien-French