get hot under the collar



get hot under the collar

To become angry. I'm sorry I got hot under the collar just then, I have a hard time hearing criticism about my novel. I know you get hot under the collar at times like this, but please, stop yelling at me!
See also: collar, get, hot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bentley['bentli:]
JupiterJOO-pi-tər (English)Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Ghoncheh-Persian
Gervaisezher-VEZFrench (Rare)
Methuselahmə-THOO-zə-lə (English)Biblical
Aqissiaq-Native American, Greenlandic