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rip-snorting mad

idiom
Meaning

extremely angry


Examples
SIMPLE

He is rip-snorting mad about the broken window.

CONTEXTUAL

When she saw that her car had been scratched in the parking lot, she became rip-snorting mad.

COMPLEX

The manager was rip-snorting mad upon discovering that the entire team had ignored his instructions, leading to a disastrous outcome for the project.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    big mad

    Very angry or irritated.

  2. 02

    boiling mad

    extremely angry; furious.

  3. 03

    hopping mad

    Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.

  4. 04

    little mad

    Slightly irritated or annoyed.

  5. 05

    mad money

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

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