So he adopted the practice of not feeding the caged bears for two weeks prior to releasing them.

As Mr. Eyre puts it, "Michael is like a caged bear, but in him there's this incredible sensitivity."

The oxen were being unharnessed, the carts unloaded, while the Brave Companions clamored for drink and the curious gathered around the caged bear.

He paced like a caged bear, thinking furiously and reaching no conclusions.

I prowled her apartment like a caged bear, looking everywhere for something else to think about.

The sea fog did not succeed in muffling the ferocious snarls of the caged bears.

"You're restless as a caged bear!"

He's waiting to hear whether or not he's been cast, and he'll be feeling like a caged bear, poor darling.

He could not rest or sit, but was prowling the room like a caged bear when a further door opened, and the prioress of Wherwell came quietly in.

Several times during such discussions the old man's temper flared and his huge fists hammered the table, or else he strode around the room like a caged bear.