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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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Many readers were hopping mad that I called her inadequate, but I wonder if people would be as upset if I had used the same terminology to describe a father who had abandoned his child.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

H. Lindsay was hopping mad, but not at Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2021

Lawyers and lobbyists are hopping mad that they’re being cut out of an enormous tax break for small businesses, and they’re vowing to fight this discriminatory treatment.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2019

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

“Well, we don’t need her permission to move. But I should’ve at least let her know. She’s going to be hopping mad, that’s for sure.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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