[mad as a hornet] or [mad as hops] or [mad as a wet hen] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Воинственный; очень сердитый.
* /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./