"wild as a wet hen" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wild as a wet hen.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wild as a wet hen (not comparable)
  1. (US, colloquial, simile) Synonym of mad as a wet hen (“very angry”) Tags: US, colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: mad as a wet hen [synonym, synonym-of]
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