hopping mad

Idioms and Phrases

Enraged, furious, as in I was hopping mad when they left my name off the list . This expression conjures up an image of jumping up and down with rage. [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Half the GOP caucus will be hopping mad at him if he does let a clean CR get to the floor.

From The Daily Beast

When Olympia Snowe announced she was leaving the Senate, her Republican colleagues were hopping mad.

From The Daily Beast

This time around, the sputtering economy and massive dysfunction in government have many voters hopping mad at Washington.

From The Daily Beast

Ill bet those fresh chumps over at Hillsport are hopping mad today!

From Project Gutenberg

Old Welborne got hopping mad at me for ousting his tenant, and simply rowed me up Salt River.

From Project Gutenberg

But won't there be a hopping mad crowd around here when they find out that their gas tanks are both empty?

From Project Gutenberg

The rest of us were "hopping mad," too, but held our tongues so long as we were around Phoenix.

From Project Gutenberg

He was not hurt; he was only rumpled and dusty and hopping mad.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• desperate
• enraged
• fierce
• frantic
• frenetic
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• incensed
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• raging
• vehement
• violent