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make someone's blood boil

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 使某人火冒三丈 (shǐ mǒurén huǒmàosānzhàng) — cause a person to feel angry
  • Finnish: saada jonkun sappi kiehumaan — cause a person to feel angry
  • Finnish: saada jonkun veri kiehumaan — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: insupporter — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: exaspérer — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: beurrer la raie — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: casser les couilles — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: prendre le chou — cause a person to feel angry
  • French: pomper le dard — cause a person to feel angry
  • German: jemandes Blut in Wallung geraten lassen — cause a person to feel angry
  • Hindi: ख़ून खौलना (xūn khaulnā) — cause a person to feel angry
  • Russian: довести́ до бе́лого кале́ния (dovestí do bélovo kalénija) — cause a person to feel angry
  • Russian: доста́ть (dostátʹ) — cause a person to feel angry
  • Swedish: få någons blod att koka — cause a person to feel angry
  • Tagalog: kumukulo ang dugo — cause a person to feel angry
  • Vietnamese: sôi máu — cause a person to feel angry
  • Vietnamese: sôi bầu máu nóng — cause a person to feel angry