hot under the collar
/ˌhɒt ˌʌndə ðə ˈkɒlə/INFORMAL · C1
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臉紅脖子粗
字面意思: «衣領下面發熱»
意思
angry or embarrassed about something
生氣或尷尬.
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.
文法
用在 get 或 be 之後;片語本身不變。原因放在 about 或 over 之後。
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