Idiom
spit nails
Meaning
To speak or sputter in a very angry manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is spitting nails because he missed his train.”
“When the manager saw the broken equipment, he started spitting nails and demanded to know who was responsible.”
“Upon discovering that his private correspondence had been leaked to the press, the politician began spitting nails, his face turning a deep shade of crimson as he confronted his staff.”
Examples
simple
“He is spitting nails because he missed his train.”
contextual
“When the manager saw the broken equipment, he started spitting nails and demanded to know who was responsible.”
complex
“Upon discovering that his private correspondence had been leaked to the press, the politician began spitting nails, his face turning a deep shade of crimson as he confronted his staff.”
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