flushed and red-necked; get hot under the collar
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
flushed and red-necked; to get hot under the collar; to be visibly agitated
informalDescribes someone whose face and neck become red from anger, frustration, embarrassment, or heated argument. It vividly portrays a loss of composure.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
nà那
diǎn点
er儿
xiǎo小
shì事
，
zhēng争
dé得
liǎn脸
hóng红
bó脖
zi子
cū粗
de的
。
They argued so heatedly over that little thing that their faces were flushed and their necks were thick with anger.
Bié别
shuō说
le了
，
nǐ你
kàn看
tā他
jí急
dé得
liǎn脸
dōu都
hóng红
bó脖
zi子
cū粗
le了
。
Stop talking, look how he's so agitated he's getting all flushed and red-necked.
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Yī一
tí提
dào到
nà那
ge个
mǐn敏
gǎn感
huà话
tí题
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
jiù就
liǎn脸
hóng红
bó脖
zi子
cū粗
de地
fǎn反
bó驳
qǐ起
lái来
。
As soon as that sensitive topic was mentioned, he immediately got hot under the collar and started refuting it.
Hē喝
le了
liǎng两
bēi杯
jiǔ酒
，
tā他
jiù就
liǎn脸
hóng红
bó脖
zi子
cū粗
de地
kāi开
shǐ始
chuī吹
niú牛
le了
。
After a couple of drinks, he got all worked up and started bragging.