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Meanings of wet hen in English

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Usage of wet hen in English
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Here's his letter to me, madder'n a wet hen, he was, too.
Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
2
In two minutes he was back at me, angry as a wet hen.
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories / A Complete Collection of the Funny...
3
Mutual friend Monk lookin' 'bout as genial as a wet hen.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 14, 1917
4
Sam was as huffy about it as a wet hen.
The Second Chance
5
Carter'll be mad as a wet hen if I don't-
The Wise Man’s Fear
6
This part of the letter made me feel as mean and uncomfortable as a wet hen.
The Log of the "Jolly Polly"
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He was as mad as a wet hen.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
8
She drops her hands and whirls around on me, mad as a wet hen right off.
Danny's Own Story
9
She was, in fact, "as mad as a wet hen."
The Curly-Haired Hen
10
She'll be as mad as a wet hen when she finds you've come without letting her know.
A Fool and His Money
11
But I'm mad as a wet hen!
Kenny
12
Consul Lingford bobbed around in the turmoil like a wet hen, while his office furniture went to ruin.
The Night-Born
13
He looked like a wet hen.
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
14
I have never seen a wet hen, but I should say, on a guess, that she's a good bit like one.
A Fool and His Money
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Your mom's going to be pissed as an old wet hen for a good long while, but she'll get over it.
Flesh Eaters
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Ima was about as upset as a wet hen in a rainstorm as Anita told her, "Car run in pense."
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
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