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made someone's blood boil

made someone's blood boil is the simple past and past participle of make someone's blood boil.

Meaning of make someone's blood boil

Verb

make someone's blood boil (third-person singular simple present makes someone's blood boil, present participle making someone's blood boil, simple past and past participle made someone's blood boil)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.
    • Dove says it makes her blood boil to see the way the poor young gentleman is treated.1880, Charlotte M. Yonge, chapter 21, in Love and Life

Questions about made someone's blood boil

What is made someone's blood boil the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's blood boil is the simple past and past participle of make someone's blood boil.

Words near made someone's blood boil in the dictionary

  1. made shit shake
  2. made short work of
  3. made some noise
  4. made someone hard to catch
  5. made someone's acquaintance
  6. made someone's blood boil
  7. made someone's blood run cold
  8. made someone's day
  9. made someone's ears sad
  10. made someone's flesh crawl
  11. made someone's flesh creep

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