on the warpath
idiom
informal
: angry and ready to fight with, criticize, or punish someone
The boss is on the warpath today because the project is behind schedule.
Her supporters went on the warpath in response to her opponent's accusations.
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Shroud killed Robert’s dad and now the down-and-out hero is on the warpath.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House has been on the warpath against journalists over their reporting, even though the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has acknowledged the existence of the intelligence assessment.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2025
But a few sharp-eyed fans watching the sequence, which featured Elisabeth Moss‘ June and her fellow handmaids on the warpath to destroy Gilead, thought Swift had even more influence on the scene.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
Daisy Ridley's Rey is wicked smart and a capable hero in a universe with the baddies of the First Order on the warpath.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 May 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House has been on the warpath against journalists over their reporting, even though the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has acknowledged the existence of the intelligence assessment.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2025
But a few sharp-eyed fans watching the sequence, which featured Elisabeth Moss‘ June and her fellow handmaids on the warpath to destroy Gilead, thought Swift had even more influence on the scene.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
Daisy Ridley's Rey is wicked smart and a capable hero in a universe with the baddies of the First Order on the warpath.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 May 2025
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“On the warpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20warpath. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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