hot under the collar

Meaning: (idiomatic,of a person)Angry;agitated.1914,Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 21, inLeft End Edwards:"Oh, cut it," said Steve wearily. " . . . I don't want to listen to drivel like that.""Drivel?" repeated the other, puzzled. " . . . I don't see why you need to get sohot under the collar.1919,P. G. Wodehouse, “Jeeves and the Hard Boiled Egg”, inMy Man Jeeves:"What do you mean, sir?" cried the old boy, getting purple. . . ."Now don't gethot under the collar. I'm only asking. I've a right to know."1951December 21, “Poor People! Seats In The End Zone”, inKentucky New Era, retrieved30 September 2010, page 9:The Tennessee Football fans who couldn't buy Sugar Bowl tickets were furious, but it's a toss-up whether they were anyhotter under the collarthan some of those who got them.2008May 14, “IFP angry at 'history distortion'”, inIndependent Online, South Africa, retrieved30 September 2010:A controversial history textbook has IFP membershot under the collarand has resulted in two protest marches being scheduled for KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.2022February 3, Heather Stewart, quotingBoris Johnson, “Boris Johnson’s policy chief quits over PM’s ‘scurrilous’ Savile remark”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:The prime minister had earlier sought to row back from the Savile claims on Thursday, saying “a lot of people have got veryhot under the collar”.; (idiomatic,colloquial,slang,of a person)Sexuallyaroused.Synonym:hot and bothered

Examples:

EN: With a suit like this, you couldn't get hot under the collar, you see?
ES: Con un traje así, no se sentirá acalorado, ¿sabe a qué me refiero?
EN: The beer is warm, the women are cold... and I'm hot under the collar.
ES: La cerveza tibia, las mujeres frías... y yo cada vez más caliente.
EN: You know, he has me hot under the collar.
ES: Ya sabes, me tiene furioso.
EN: I'm hot under the collar so you think I'm drunk. Well, I'm not.
ES: Me enfado y dices que bebí.
EN: You seem a bit hot under the collar.
ES: Ud. Parece estar contrariada.
EN: I just got a little hot under the collar.
ES: Sólo al principio me sentó mal.
EN: Finding out he blew an empty safe must be getting him hot under the collar.
ES: Ver que has volado una caja vacía, debe ser como poner sal en una herida.
EN: Why get hot under the collar about it?
ES: ¿Por qué hay que preocuparse tanto por eso?
EN: They're a little hot under the collar, but they'll calm down.
ES: No hay duda de que están furiosos, pero ya se les pasará.
EN: Oh, once in a while, he gets hot under the collar if I sell him short.
ES: Bueno, si le vendo barato, a veces se enfada...
EN: The Texans were getting hot under the collar because you've been playing too rough with them.
ES: Los tejanos se están enfureciendo porque has sido demasiado duro con ellos.
EN: Here I am. There's no need to get hot under the collar.
ES: No hace falta ponerse así.
EN: A lot of people seem to be hot under the collar one way or another.
ES: Mucha gente parece estar pasando calor debajo del cuello de su camisa.
EN: Enough. We're both a little hot under the collar.
ES: Nos hemos acalorado.
EN: Don't get so hot under the collar.
ES: ¡No te sulfures!

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