hot under the collar
/ˌhɒt ˌʌndə ðə ˈkɒlə/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
脸红脖子粗
字面意思: «衣领下面发热»
含义
angry or embarrassed about something
生气或尴尬.
例句
- 1Dad gets hot under the collar about the neighbours' parking.
- 2There is no need to get hot under the collar over a board game.
- 3The manager was hot under the collar about the questions from the board.
- 4He gets hot under the collar whenever anyone criticises his driving.
- 5She still gets hot under the collar about that referee's decision.
语法
用在 get 或 be 之后;短语本身不变。原因放在 about 或 over 之后。
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