@stavvers do you mean “using in anger”? It’s as less common turn of phrase but it means “using for real”

@sophie I've literally never heard this construction in my life

@stavvers @sophie I've seen it used in military jargon ("The royal navy hasn't fired any guns in anger for the last 5 years") and I feel it may be more British (but I'm not a native speaker so I may be completely off on this).

@gregopet @stavvers @sophie Using that phrase outside of any weapons-related context seems like a very British turn of speech: “Some of these swim toys might as well be brand new: I don’t think any of us have used a pool noodle in anger all summer.”