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Englishhopping mad
Meaning: Very angry.
Example: “Dad was hopping mad about the scratch on his new door.”
Equivalents in other languages
Italian: avere un diavolo per capello Literally: To have a devil for each hair
Origin: When Bill found out that Sandra had blamed her mistake on him, he was hopping mad and threatened to tell their boss about all of the things she had done wrong. The basketball player was hopping mad when the referee didn't call the other team's foul, but he knew that getting angry would only get him ejected from the game.
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