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in a huff

Meaning

in a huff

In an angry or annoyed state, feeling angry or upset.

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You can leave in a huff. Or you can leave in a minute and a huff. Groucho Marx

I don’t get up in a huff or think it’s very unfair that this notoriously challenging journalist is asking me difficult questions and putting me on the spot – I know that’s what you get on our news programmes. Source: Internet

He took a bow after just 30 minutes and exited the stage in a huff. Source: Internet

Investment made in a huff have the chances of turning sour, so always be careful before you start investing. Source: Internet

Sybil believes he really has forgotten, and leaves in a huff. Source: Internet

Things became so bitter that, on one occasion, Gates stormed out of a meeting in a huff after a shouting match in which Ballmer jumped to the defense of several colleagues, according to an individual present at the time. Source: Internet

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