HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hot under the collar mean? 

• HOT UNDER THE COLLAR (adjective)
  The adjective HOT UNDER THE COLLAR has 1 sense:

1. very angry

  Familiarity information: HOT UNDER THE COLLAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOT UNDER THE COLLAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very angry

Similar:

angry (feeling or showing anger)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)