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under the collar

See: HOT UNDER THE COLLAR.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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hot under the collar

[hot under the collar] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Angry. * /Mary gets hot under the collar if you joke about women drivers./ * /Tom got hot under the collar when his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sailor collar

[sailor collar] {n.} A large square collar like those worn by sailors. * /Little Timmy's suit has a sailor collar./ * /Mary's blouse has a sailor collar./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Roman collar

[Roman collar] {n.} The high, plain, white collar worn by priests and clergymen. * /The man with the Roman collar is the new Episcopalian preacher./ * /Many Protestant churches do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

collar

[collar] See: [HOT UNDER THE COLLAR], [ROMAN COLLAR], [SAILOR COLLAR]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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