on the warpath

English

(idiomatic) Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation.
- 1932, "Religion: Churches v. Council," Time, 6 June:
  Last year a committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America issued a report guardedly approving Birth Control. . . . [M]any Presbyterians heartily disapproved. Last week the Presbyterian General Assembly met in Denver with Philadelphia's Rev. H. McAllister Griffiths and a corps of Fundamentalists on the warpath.
- 2006, Colin Brown, "Fears grow for waterways as canal jobs are cut," The Independent (UK), 11 Oct.:
  Boating enthusiasts, walkers and others who enjoy relaxing by canals were on the warpath last night after British Waterways announced plans to cut 180 staff.

very angry or upset

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.