boiling mad
extremely angry; furious.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He is boiling mad about the broken window.”
“When she saw that her car had been scratched in the parking lot, she was absolutely boiling mad.”
“The manager was boiling mad after discovering that the team had ignored his instructions and jeopardized the entire project.”
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big mad
Very angry or irritated.
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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.
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boiling hot
Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).
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boiling point
The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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hopping mad
Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
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keep the pot boiling
To maintain one's livelihood; to continue to procure the necessities of living.
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little mad
Slightly irritated or annoyed.
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mad money
A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.
Last updated August 10, 2026