in a lather

idiom

: very upset
Her parents were in a lather when she came home late.

Examples of in a lather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite its bracing titular question, the essay is undercooked and dissatisfying in the way of most essays destined to get readers and Internet bystanders in a lather. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024 But the experience left him in a lather, and feeling sorry for DMV employees manning the daily conveyor belt of human misery. Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024 His teacher, racing toward him in a lather. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022 His explosive fast-break dunks paired athleticism with a touch of showmanship that had Alabama basketball fans in a lather for more than a year. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2021 And excuse the Associated Press for apparently not getting in a lather over Tyler Alexander’s nine straight strikeouts. Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020 House Democrats are also in a lather about reports that the Trump administration has discussed the possibility of conducting a live nuclear test. Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 9 June 2020

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“In a lather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20lather. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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