be like a bear with a sore head

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So he becomes, first an accuser of his brethren, then an accuser of God, and finally the despairing accuser of himself. Such people are like a bear with a sore head. The first solution is mutual confession of sin and wrong feelings, and this may have to happen again and again with the same people.

You know you're doing wrong, said the team leader who was like a bear with a sore head for the rest of the morning. He was a powerfully built man, who had aroused resentment at the firm because he had constantly called the administration staff morons!

You know how men are when they've had a glass too many. He'll be like a bear with a sore head when he gets up. Are you suggesting my husband's been drinking?

(BNC-B)

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