"use in anger" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "By extension, from fire in anger.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uses in anger",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "using in anger",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "used in anger",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "used in anger",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "uses in anger",
        "2": "using in anger",
        "3": "used in anger",
        "4": "used in anger"
      },
      "expansion": "use in anger (third-person singular simple present uses in anger, present participle using in anger, simple past and past participle used in anger)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007 March 29, The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme: third report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence, Volume 2, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The key element that has yet to be used in anger is the payment calculation function of the operating system.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 June 10, anonymous author, AutoCAD LT Forum:",
          "text": "Just having a play before I use in anger",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 12, craigybagel, Rail UK Forums:",
          "text": "Outside of testing when first built I doubt those protections have ever actually been used in anger!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used for its intended purpose, as opposed to e.g. practice or testing"
      ],
      "id": "en-use_in_anger-en-verb-JxVtoIiv",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Used for its intended purpose, as opposed to e.g. practice or testing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "use in anger"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "By extension, from fire in anger.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uses in anger",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "using in anger",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "used in anger",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "used in anger",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uses in anger",
        "2": "using in anger",
        "3": "used in anger",
        "4": "used in anger"
      },
      "expansion": "use in anger (third-person singular simple present uses in anger, present participle using in anger, simple past and past participle used in anger)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007 March 29, The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme: third report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence, Volume 2, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The key element that has yet to be used in anger is the payment calculation function of the operating system.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 June 10, anonymous author, AutoCAD LT Forum:",
          "text": "Just having a play before I use in anger",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 12, craigybagel, Rail UK Forums:",
          "text": "Outside of testing when first built I doubt those protections have ever actually been used in anger!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used for its intended purpose, as opposed to e.g. practice or testing"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Used for its intended purpose, as opposed to e.g. practice or testing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "use in anger"
}