Get a cob on In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get a cob on", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-21 04:02

Meaning of Get a cob on

Synonyms:

have a cob on

Get a cob on British informal verb phrase mainly UK

To get anxious, furious, or annoyed.

I didn't know why she suddenly got a cob on and lashed out at other children.

He got a cob on when he found out about their plots.

She got a cob on over the way she had been tricked

Other phrases about:

bandy words (with somebody)

To argue with somebody

kick up a fuss, stink, etc.
to become angry or complain about something unimportant.
Go Off The Deep End

1. Become angry or lose self-control

2. To plunge into the deep part of a pool

shoot daggers at (one)

To look or glare very angrily at someone

Wave a red rag to a bull

A deliberate provocation will surely result in an adverse reaction such as angry and violent actions.

Grammar and Usage of Get a cob on

Verb Forms

  • gets a cob on
  • getting a cob on
  • got a cob on
  • to get a cob on

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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