on the warpath | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Veryangryorupsetand eager forconfrontation.1932June 6, “Religion: Churches v. Council”, inTime‎[1], archived fromthe originalon27 October 2010:Last year a committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America issued a report guardedly approving Birth Control.[…][M]any Presbyterians heartily disapproved. Last week the Presbyterian General Assembly met in Denver with Philadelphia's Rev. H. McAllister Griffiths and a corps of Fundamentalistson the warpath.2006October 11, Colin Brown, “Fears grow for waterways as canal jobs are cut”, inThe Independent‎[2]:Boating enthusiasts, walkers and others who enjoy relaxing by canals wereon the warpathlast night after British Waterways announced plans to cut 180 staff.2010November 11, Helen Pidd, Mark Sweney, Tania Branigan, “Taking Spooks seriously: Beijing on the warpath over BBC spy drama”, inThe Guardian‎[3],→ISSN:But BBC executives say they could never have predicted the latest programme to send Chinese officialson the warpath: the corporation's far-fetched spy drama Spooks.

Examples:

EN: Ruth, your mother's on the warpath.
ES: Ruth, tu madre está de mal humor.
EN: Carrie Nation is on the warpath.
ES: Carrie Nation está en pie de guerra.
EN: The old man's on the warpath.
ES: El viejo está que hierve.
EN: What started you on the warpath, Yellow Hand?
ES: ¿Por qué te alzaste en pie de guerra, Mano Amarilla?
EN: They're on the warpath.
ES: Han vuelto al camino de la guerra.
EN: Even if he keeps quiet, we're still mixed up. Judge Shaw and his DA are on the warpath. He'll get us all.
ES: Nosotros seguimos implicados, el juez Shaw y el fiscal nos cazarán antes de que acabe esto.
EN: What, the stockholders on the warpath?
ES: - ¡No sabes nada de ella! ¡Cállate! - ¡No me callo!
EN: Indians on the warpath.
ES: Indios venir en son de guerra.
EN: - Sue and Little Chief are on the warpath.
ES: - Sue y Jefe Pequeño están en pie de guerra.
EN: What set you on the warpath?
ES: ¿Por qué estás en pie de guerra?
EN: What's come over you, Phoebe? What set you on the warpath?
ES: ¿Qué mosca te ha picado, Phoebe?
EN: -April, with Riel on the warpath. -l'm sorry too,
ES: - Abril: con Riel en pie de guerra.
EN: It'll take a week. By then Corbeau will have Big Bear on the warpath.
ES: Tardarán ocho días y Corbeau levantará antes a Oso Grande.
EN: Because I've been aiming there for 27 years and it looks like I'll be aiming there for 27 more years, with these Indians on the warpath here again.
ES: Porque desde hace 27 años estoy deseando marcharme allá y esperaré otros 27 con estos indios en guerra de nuevo.
EN: So, Germain, going on the warpath?
ES: Germain, ¿se precipita por el sendero de la guerra?

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