"hot under the collar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-hot under the collar.ogg Forms: hotter under the collar [comparative], hottest under the collar [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|hotter under the collar|sup=hottest under the collar}} hot under the collar (comparative hotter under the collar, superlative hottest under the collar)
  1. (idiomatic, of a person) Angry; agitated. Tags: idiomatic Translations (angry, upset, agitated): auf hundertachtzig (German)
    Sense id: en-hot_under_the_collar-en-adj-k54u7AFO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'angry, upset, agitated': 90 10
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial, slang, of a person) Sexually aroused. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Anger Synonyms: hot and bothered
    Sense id: en-hot_under_the_collar-en-adj-n8OHGIFh Disambiguation of Anger: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52

Inflected forms

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