Emotions & feelings

like a bear with a sore head

extremely bad-tempered

If someone is like a bear with a sore head, they are in a very bad mood and easily annoyed.

C1 now and then mostly spoken

expression

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Why is Mia avoiding everyone?

She's like a bear with a sore head today.

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I was like a bear with a sore head before I had my morning coffee.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: He was like a bear on a sore head.

Say: He was like a bear with a sore head.

Keep the fixed preposition "with" in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be like a bear with a sore head; was like a bear with a sore head

Your turn: say it out loud

I was like a bear with a sore head before I had my morning coffee.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

like a bear with a sore head

extremely bad-tempered

“I was like a bear with a sore head before I had my morning coffee.”

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