short fuse

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short fuse

noun short fuses

  1. idiomatic The personality trait of being quick to anger. to be on a short fuse

    Similar: quick fuse, short temper

Opposite: long fuse, slow fuse

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Opposite: long fuse, slow fuse

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@misc{short_fuse_2026,
  title = {short fuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short%20fuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}