collar
[ kol-er ]
/ ˈkɒl ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Metalworking.
(of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.
Idioms for collar
hot under the collar, Informal.
angry; excited; upset.
Origin of collar
OTHER WORDS FROM collar
col·lar·less, adjective un·col·lar, verb (used with object)Words nearby collar
British Dictionary definitions for hot under the collar
collar
/ (ˈkɒlə) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for collar
C13: from Latin
collāre neckband, neck chain, collar, from
collum neck
Idioms and Phrases with hot under the collar (1 of 2)
hot under the collar
Angry, as in She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. This expression alludes to the heat of anger. [c. 1900]
Idioms and Phrases with hot under the collar (2 of 2)
collar
see hot under the collar.