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rant and rave

idiom
Meaning

To express furious anger.


Examples
SIMPLE

He started to rant and rave about the broken machine.

CONTEXTUAL

When the flight was cancelled, the passenger began to rant and rave at the counter staff.

COMPLEX

The manager continued to rant and rave about the missed deadline, leaving the entire team in a state of uncomfortable silence.

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