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in_the_loop_468 to cause someone to become extremely angry Compare to: hopping mad; hot under the collar; boiling point

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MAKE (ONE’S) BLOOD BOIL I had told Fred never to borrow my car without permission again, but he did it anyway. That makes my blood boil.The secretary could hardly believe what one of the office workers had said about her. She was angrier than she could ever remember being before. It made her blood boil. The expression suggests that when one is very angry, one’s blood gets so hot that it boils.

Id	in_the_loop_468
Idiom	MAKE (ONE’S) BLOOD BOIL
Definition	to cause someone to become extremely angry
Examples	I had told Fred never to borrow my car without permission again, but he did it anyway. That makes my blood boil. The secretary could hardly believe what one of the office workers had said about her. She was angrier than she could ever remember being before. It made her blood boil.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: hopping mad; hot under the collar; boiling point
Extra Info	The expression suggests that when one is very angry, one’s blood gets so hot that it boils.

Blood Boil Hot Loop Make One’s Extremely Angry