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blow a fuse
Idioms and Phrases
Also, blow a gasket . Lose one's temper, express furious anger. For example, When his paycheck bounced, John blew a fuse , or Tell Mom what really happened before she blows a gasket . An electric fuse is said to 鈥渂low鈥 (melt) when the circuit is overloaded, whereas a gasket, used to seal a piston, 鈥渂lows鈥 (breaks) when the pressure is too high. The first of these slangy terms dates from the 1930s, the second from the 1940s. Also see blow one's top ; keep one's cool .Example Sentences
His arms are folded tight and he looks ready to blow a fuse.
What a pity the Serbia striker blew a fuse at Old Trafford.
She knew what to do when we blew a fuse, how often the gutters should be cleared, and why the neighbours screamed at their television on weekends in winter 鈥 鈥渢he Rabbitohs are losing again鈥.
If you鈥檙e concerned about fumes, blowing a fuse or the energy required to run the cycle, skip it.
Since then, he has run two to three 20-mile runs a week in his parents鈥 basement, with the space heaters cranked up until he blew a fuse and had to rearrange the outlets.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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