Phrase guide

on the warpath

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

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 準備開火 /准备开火 (zhǔnbèi kāihuǒ) — very angry or upset
  • Chinese Mandarin: 正在作战 (zhèngzài zuòzhàn) — very angry or upset
  • Finnish: sotajalalla — very angry or upset
  • French: furax — very angry or upset
  • French: furibond — very angry or upset
  • French: en rogne — very angry or upset
  • French: sur le pied de guerre — very angry or upset
  • German: auf dem Kriegspfad — very angry or upset
  • German: auf Kriegsfuß — very angry or upset
  • Hungarian: dühös — very angry or upset
  • Irish: ar buile — very angry or upset
  • Italian: sul piede di guerra — very angry or upset
  • Italian: sul sentiero di guerra — very angry or upset
  • Polish: na wojennej ścieżce — very angry or upset
  • Portuguese: em pé de guerra — very angry or upset
  • Russian: на тропе́ войны́ (na tropé vojný) — very angry or upset
  • Spanish: en pie de guerra — very angry or upset
  • Swedish: på krigsstigen — very angry or upset