| 单词 | like a bear with a sore head |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike a bear with a sore head P6. like a bear with a sore head and variants: used of a person who is very irritable, sullen, or bad-tempered. Frequently in comparisons, as in as cross as a bear with a sore head and hence similarly as cross as a bear. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] > in an ill humour maltalenta1578 in a jeer1579 in suds1611 sullen-sick1614 in the pouts1615 out of sorts1621 cross1639 off the hooks1662 huff1714 sulkinga1777 as cross as a bear1838 sore-headed1844 sore-head1862 baity1921 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > be ill-humoured [phrase] to sit on brood or a-brood1600 as cross as a bear with a sore head1901 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Grumble He grumbled like a bear with a sore ear. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. vi. 93 As savage as a bear with a sore head. 1838 Token & Atlantic Souvenir 100 I feel cross as a bear after playing the fool all day, and reason enough I have for it. 1901 Lady's Realm Nov. 476/1 He's as cross as a bear with a sore head if he's kept waiting a minute. 1908 Manch. Courier 28 Oct. 9/6 You may start to ‘loaf’ among the shops as sulky as a bear, but something will happen to smooth you out. 1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 27 Apr. (Metro ed.) c3 He was like a bear with a sore paw, just brutal to be around. 2018 Daily Star Online (Nexis) 5 Dec. She stomped around like a bear with a sore head until I promised to spend most of the festive season in her arms. < as lemmas |
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