"like a bear with a sore head" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-like a bear with a sore head.ogg
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  1. (simile) Very irritable; bad-tempered. Synonyms: mad as a bear with a sore head
    Sense id: en-like_a_bear_with_a_sore_head-en-prep_phrase-zgXhFypE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(simile) Very irritable; bad-tempered."
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