いきり立つ

いきりたつ【いきり立つ】

get ［become］ angry

〔…に〕怒る〔with， at〕

be furious

〔…に〕激怒する〔at〕.

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いきりたつ【いきり立つ】

lose one's temper; fly into a rage; 《口》 fly off the handle; 《口》 lose one's cool.

●自分が正しいと思う彼はいきり立って反論し始めた. Sure that he was in the right, he started arguing furiously [launched into a furious counter-argument].

・やじられると彼はますますいきり立った. The more he was heckled the angrier [the more worked up] he got.