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MAD AS A HORNET or

MAD AS HOPS or

MAD AS A WET HEN.

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mad as a hornet

[mad as a hornet] or [mad as hops] or [mad as a wet hen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hornet

[hornet] See: [MAD AS A HORNET] or [MAD AS HOPS] or [MAD AS A WET HEN], [STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

mad as hops

[mad as hops] See: [MAD AS A HORNET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

hop

[hop] See: [MAD AS A HORNET] or [MAD AS HOPS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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