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hopping mad

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  1. 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]


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By then, Cronin was screaming and gesturing and literally hopping mad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

And he seems to be hopping mad about it.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2021

And Sheffield United fans are still hopping mad over West Ham’s 1-0 win against Manchester United in 2007 courtesy of a Carlos Tevez goal.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2019

First I was sad, then I was hopping mad.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2019

She related this to me later, still hopping mad.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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