kua puhipuhi te tero o Tāwhiri
1. livid with rage, foaming at the mouth, livid, fuming, outraged - an idiom to express extreme anger.
Māhita: (E hāmama an) E kī, e kī he mōhio ake koutou i a au! Tamaiti 1: (E kōhumuhumu ana) He aha tana mate? E riri ana? Tamaiti 2: (E kōhumuhumu ana) Āe rā, kua puhipuhi te tero o Tāwhiri! (HKKT 2011:19). / Teacher: (Shouting) You don't say, you know more than me! Child 1: (Whispering) What's his problem? Is he angry? Child 2: (Whispering) Yes, he's livid with rage!
Synonyms: pukuriri, wheke, puku te rae, puku o [te] rae, takariri, riri, whakatakariri, tūpehupehu
