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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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“People are hopping mad, and the bottom line is we have to deliver for folks.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

And he seems to be hopping mad about it.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 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

His eyes were closed and he was so hopping mad that it was a miracle that smoke waren’t pouring from his ears!

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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