After realizing he'd been deceived, the boss flew into a rage.
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From Ban Gu's 《汉书·谷永传》: 'Thus heaven erupted in anger' (皇天勃然发怒), sending violent wind that uprooted trees. The pattern 勃然 + emotion (e.g. 勃然变色) is a classical construction still in common use.
