mad as hell
Beyond mere annoyance
Mad as hell means furiously angry, pushed beyond ordinary irritation to a state of outrage.
The phrase gained cultural resonance from the 1976 film *Network*, where a news anchor urges viewers to shout I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!
It now signals fed-up frustration demanding action or change.
- seeing redOvercome by fury
- blood boilingState of extreme fury
- clenched fistsHands tightly closed
- furiousExtremely angry
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
enraged · blowing a fuse · unfairness · fed up · last straw · up in arms · livid · oppression · exploitation · disrespect · irate · betrayal · losing one's cool · corruption · hitting the roof · incensed · flying off the handle · lost my temper
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, blow a fuse, blow a gasket