bristle with anger; be furious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make one's hair stand on end; to be filled with extreme anger
literaryThis idiom is used for an extreme, visceral reaction of anger, often caused by hearing about or witnessing something shocking, cruel, or unjust. It is formal/literary in register.
Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
de的
bào暴
xíng行
lìng令
rén人
fà发
zhǐ指
。
The invaders' atrocities make one's hair stand on end.
Tīng听
wén闻
cǐ此
shì事
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
wèi为
zhī之
fà发
zhǐ指
。
Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but be filled with rage.
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Nà那
chǎng场
cǎn惨
àn案
，
huí回
xiǎng想
qǐ起
lái来
yī依
rán然
lìng令
rén人
fà发
zhǐ指
。
Even when thinking back, that tragedy still fills one with fury.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cán残
rěn忍
de的
xíng行
wéi为
jiǎn简
zhí直
dào到
le了
fà发
zhǐ指
de的
dì地
bù步
。
This cruel act has reached a level that is utterly infuriating.