blown fuse
Electrical safety sacrifice
A blown fuse is an electrical fuse that has melted or burned out, breaking the circuit it was designed to protect.
Fuses blow when current exceeds safe levels, stopping the flow of electricity: The lights went out because of a blown fuse.
Figuratively, someone who has blown a fuse has lost their temper suddenly and explosively.
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- short circuitAccidental low-resistance path
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
short · overload · tripped breaker · spark · wire · outage · blackout · panel · replace · meltdown · surge · power · power outage · burnout · blown out · snap · darkness · frustration
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
- car troublesflat tire, dead battery, breakdown, overheating, stalling
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- Damaged Thingsbroken glass, broken window, cracked screen, shattered glass, shattered mirror
- energy metaphorsamped, charged, electric, electrified, jolt
emotional state (idiomatic)
blown fusecool head
Calm temperament under stress
keeping one's cool · calm demeanor · level head · composure · self-control
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