spit feathers
The idiom "spit feathers" can describe either extreme thirst or intense anger, with its meaning varying regionally.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, british)To be extremely thirsty.
Example
- After hiking all day, I was spitting feathers and needed water immediately.
B2General
(informal, british)To be very angry or furious.
Example
- She was spitting feathers when she found out someone had scratched her car.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "spit feathers":
spit firespit outcough and a spitfroth at the mouthin full featherlet flyhot under the collarshow one's clawsflip the birdblow a gasketgive the birdspit wadshoot a birdcut a featherspout offfly offsparks flyspout outlay an egghave a fit