He was angry like a red-hot poker when he heard the news.
Он был пылающим гневом, когда услышал новости.
Definitions
Red-hot poker is a common name for a flowering plant in the genus Kniphofia, known for its tall spikes of brightly colored, tubular flowers that resemble a poker heated in a fire. The term can also refer to a metal rod heated until it is red-hot, historically used for cauterizing wounds or branding.
