hopping mad

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]

Example Sentences

A clip from an already-ended show that wasn’t even being promoted got Libs of TikTok all hopping mad?

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That was interesting, because Mom always got extremely polite and very Southern when she was hopping mad on the inside.

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The right-wing House Freedom Caucus is hopping mad that Johnson allowed the Defense Authorization Bill to pass with Democratic votes, a big no-no signifying that the bill was obviously much too good.

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I'm sure Donald Trump was hopping mad to see Kevin McCarthy and Matt Gaetz steal the spotlight on Tuesday with their historic antics in the House.

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Rep. Victoria Spartz was hopping mad.

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