het
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
(all) het up
informal Unhappy, anxious, or angry. She's been het up waiting for the doctor to call with the test results. I was all het up as I waited for them to announce the winner. I haven't even said anything to you today, so I don't know what you’re all het up about.
be (all) het up
To be anxious or upset. She's been het up waiting for the doctor to call with the test results. I did exactly what you asked me to, so I don't know why you're all het up! I was all het up as I waited for them to announce the winner.
get (all) het up
To become unhappy or anxious. She's gotten het up waiting for the doctor to call with the test results. I did exactly what you asked me to, so I don't know why you're getting all het up! I got all het up as I waited for them to announce the winner—that's why I was pacing.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
*(all) het up
Rur. very angry or upset. (All "heated" up. *Typically: get ~; be ~.) The boss got all het up when I said my project would be late. Jane gets real het up when folks tease her about her freckles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
be het up
INFORMALIf someone is het up, they are anxious, upset or angry about something. She couldn't understand why Wendy was so het up over Nick's decision to move back to Ireland.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012