whip into a state
whip someone into a state
Fig. to excite, arouse, or foment someone into some state. (Based on whip someone into doing something.) The governor's speech whipped the audience into a frenzy. The angry cries from the audience whipped the speaker into a rage.
See also: state, whip
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- warm someone up
- crowd-puller
- stage whisper
- get off a few good ones
- be in the best possible taste
- dancers
- cloth
- back-cloth star
- play to the gallery
- play to the gallery, to