made someone's blood boil
Sparked intense fury
Made someone's blood boil means provoked intense anger or outrage in them.
The image suggests heat rising with fury: The way he dismissed her ideas made her blood boil.
Often used for situations where someone feels powerless against an injustice or insult.
- yellingVocalization at maximum volume
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- clenched fistsHands tightly closed
- white knuckleCausing tense fear
boiling point · rage · fit of rage · betrayal · fury · shouting · deceit · simmering · glaring · stomping · resentment · disrespect · provocation · pushed too far · exploitation · eruption · unfairness · crossed the line
made someone's blood boilcalmed down
Became less upset
soothed · pacified · put at ease · relaxed · mollified
made someone's blood boilwarmed someone's heart
Stirred affection within
delighted · gladdened · cheered up · tickled pink · thrilled
someone, bloods, bloody, bloodied, bloodying, bloodier, bloodiest, bloodless