hot under the collar

Nghĩa

angry or embarrassed about something

Tức giận hoặc ngượng ngùng vì chuyện gì.

Ví dụ

1. 1Dad gets hot under the collar about the neighbours’ parking.
2. 2There is no need to get hot under the collar over a board game.
3. 3The manager was hot under the collar about the questions from the board.
4. 4He gets hot under the collar whenever anyone criticises his driving.
5. 5She still gets hot under the collar about that referee’s decision.

Ngữ pháp

Dùng sau get hoặc be; bản thân cụm từ không thay đổi. Nguyên nhân nêu sau about hoặc over.

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