bristle with rage
bristle with rage
To show sudden anger. I bristled with rage when I saw that someone had hit my car overnight.
See also: bristle, rage
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bristle with rage
and bristle with anger; bristle with indignationFig. to demonstrate one's anger, rage, or displeasure with a strong negative response. (Alludes to a dog or cat raising the hair on its back in anger or as a threat.) She was just bristling with anger. I don't know what set her off. Walter bristled with rage as he saw the damage to his new car.
See also: bristle, rage
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- all the rage
- be all the rage
- on one's
- on someone's
- run someone out of town
- save someone's skin
- do someone or something justice
- out of one's
- storm at
- storm at (someone or something)