puku o [te] rae
1. angry, annoyed, livid with rage - an idiom to express anger.
Ka pahū mai ā rāua tautohetohe, me te puku o te rae o Tānara. / Their arguing erupted and Donald was livid with rage.
Kāti noa te puku o tō rae, ka tere kuia koe (HKK 1999:90). / Just stop being angry or it will age you.
See also puku te rae
Synonyms: puku te rae, kua puhipuhi te tero o Tāwhiri
