"on the warpath" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-on the warpath.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: enraged, furious Related terms: war footing Translations (very angry or upset): 準備開火 (Chinese Mandarin), 准备开火 (zhǔnbèi kāihuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 正在作战 (zhèngzài zuòzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), sotajalalla (Finnish), furax [colloquial] (French), furibond (French), en rogne [informal] (French), sur le pied de guerre (French), auf dem Kriegspfad (German), auf Kriegsfuß (German), dühös (Hungarian), ar buile (Irish), sul piede di guerra (Italian), sul sentiero di guerra (Italian), na wojennej ścieżce (Polish), em pé de guerra (Portuguese), на тропе́ войны́ (na tropé vojný) (Russian), en pie de guerra (Spanish)

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