blood is up



somebody's blood is up

if someone's blood is up, they are very angry or excited about something and may act in a violent way Now Tom's blood was up - he ran at Bob waving his fists.
See also: blood, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SymphonySIM-fə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Yannis-Greek
KeavyKEE-veeIrish, Scottish
Leontina-Italian, Late Roman
Holley['hɔli:]
Ekundayo-Western African, Yoruba