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• РВАТЬ И МЕТАТЬ coll

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

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⇒ (of s.o. who has a higher social status, holds a higher position, or is older than the person who provokes his reaction) to yell, swear, and/ or gesticulate wildly in anger, indignation etc (the cause of which is usu. indicated in the context):

- X рвёт и мечет{{}}≈ X is ranting and raving;

- X is (going) mad with rage;

- X is blowing his top (stack).

     ♦ Нет, у нее другая новость: Твардовский уже четвертый день меня ищет, рвет и мечет... (Солженицын 2). No, she had brought another piece of news Tvardovsky had been trying to find me for four days, and was ranting and raving... (2a).

     ♦ "...[Галиуллин] при имени Стрельникова рвет и мечет..." (Пастернак 1). "...He [Galiullin] goes mad with rage at the sound of Strelnikov's name" (1a).