Английский словарь американских идиом - mad as a hornet

or mad as hops or mad as a wet hen {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet./ * /Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./ * /Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips./