blow a fuse
Suddenly become furious
To blow a fuse is to lose one's temper suddenly and explosively: When he saw the dent in his car, he blew a fuse.
The expression comes from electrical fuses that burn out when overloaded, cutting power to a circuit.
Like the electrical event, the human version suggests an abrupt failure to handle pressure.
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- temperState of mind
- outburstSudden emotional release
- explodeBurst with sudden force
snap · lose it · meltdown · tantrum · wrath · livid · seethe · fuming
Unintended electrical path
- circuit-breakerAutomatic current interrupter
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
outage · spark · malfunction · overheat · wiring · reset · overcurrent · fault
rage
Intense, violent anger
explode · snap · lose it · meltdown · tantrum · wrath · livid · seethe · fuming · enraged
short-circuit
Unintended electrical path
- circuit-breakerAutomatic current interrupter
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
breaker · outage · spark · malfunction · overheat · wiring · reset · overcurrent · fault · disconnect
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, hit the roof, fly off the handle
- ragerage, fury, wrath, enraged, furious
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
blow a fusekeep one's cool
Maintain emotional control
stay calm · hold it together · bite one's tongue · roll with the punches · maintain
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