blow a fuse
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blow a fuse
verb blows a fuse · blowing a fuse · blew a fuse · blown a fuse
- To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
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To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
Similar: Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise., blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, blow one's top, crash out, cut up nasty, cut up rough, do one's block, do one's nut, flip one's lid, flip one's wig
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verb to cause an electrical circuit to break open by overloading it
| Français | faire sauter les plombs |
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| Deutsch | eine Sicherung durchbrennen |
verb to lose one's temper
| 日本語 | プッツンする puttsun suru |
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| Français | péter les plombs |
| Deutsch | an die Decke gehen |
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title = {blow a fuse},
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