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boiling mad

idiom
Meaning

extremely angry; furious.


Examples
SIMPLE

He is boiling mad about the broken window.

CONTEXTUAL

When she saw that her car had been scratched in the parking lot, she was absolutely boiling mad.

COMPLEX

The manager was boiling mad after discovering that the team had ignored his instructions and jeopardized the entire project.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    big mad

    Very angry or irritated.

  2. 02

    boiling frog

    A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.

  3. 03

    boiling hot

    Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

  4. 04

    boiling point

    The state of being heated, with high aggression.

  5. 05

    hopping mad

    Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.

  6. 06

    keep the pot boiling

    To maintain one's livelihood; to continue to procure the necessities of living.

  7. 07

    little mad

    Slightly irritated or annoyed.

  8. 08

    mad money

    A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.

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