mad as a hornet

In a fighting mood; very angry.

/When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet./

/Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./

/Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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