in high dudgeon

== English == === Adjective === in high dudgeon (not comparable) Indignant and enraged. === Prepositional phrase === in high dudgeon (idiomatic) Resentfully or furiously, with indignation or pomposity. 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 1 “When civil dudgeon first grew high, \ And men fell out, they knew not why; \ When hard words, jealousies, and fears, \ Set folks together by the ears..” 1987, Bernard MacLaverty, short story. "The Drapery Man" (published in The Great Profumo and Other Stories, Jonathan Cape, 1987) - p.35: He puts on a querulous voice and says, "Question. What particular altitude is dudgeon inevitably? Answer. High." He laughs and slaps his knees. ==== Translations ====