Riled up
Does the term 'riled up' make sense in this context?
"A bunch of mosquitos flew to the people, and started biting them.
The people felt really riled up about this, and were trying by all means to get rid of them."
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Christine Christie Does the term 'riled up' make sense in this context? Yes, to some extent. I think I hear 'riled up' used more often in connection with societal problems and the concomitant distress they produce among the public, but I suppose you could extend this to very annoying mosquitos.
- Christine Christie Does the term 'riled up' make sense in this context?
- Yes, to some extent.
- I think I hear 'riled up' used more often in connection with societal problems and the concomitant distress they produce among the public, but I suppose you could extend this to very annoying mosquitos.
- People tend to get riled up around election time.
- The country is riled up about the unemployment rate.
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Christine ChristieDoes the term 'riled up' make sense in this context?
Yes, to some extent.
I think I hear 'riled up' used more often in connection with societal problems and the concomitant distress they produce among the public, but I suppose you could extend this to very annoying mosquitos.
People tend to get riled up around election time.
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