词源趣谈 | on the warpath 准备作战,怒不可遏

on the warpath 形容某人异常愤怒,已做好了战斗准备。比如:

  • I had warned the children that daddy was on the warpath.
    我警告过孩子们爸爸就要大发雷霆了。

该表达原指北美印第安人踏上冒险或征战之途时踩出的小道。