blow a fuse
blow a fuse verb: to overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
Verb
blow a fuse (third-person singular simple present blows a fuse, present participle blowing a fuse, simple past blew a fuse, past participle 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.
- To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
- When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
- Synonyms:
- Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise., 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
Synonyms of blow a fuse
- Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise.
- 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
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- flip one's wig
- flip out
- fly into a rage
- fly off the handle
- forget oneself
- get bent out of shape
- get one's back up
- get one's dander up
- get one's Irish up
- go ape
- go apeshit
- go ballistic
- go bananas
- go bitchcakes
- go HAM
- go H.A.M.
- go off
- go postal
- go spare
- have a cow
- have a fit
- have kittens
- hit the roof
- hit the ceiling
- lose it
- lose one's cool
- lose one's marbles
- lose one's mind
- lose one's rag
- lose one's temper
Forms of blow a fuse
| third-person singular present | blows a fuse |
|---|---|
| present participle | blowing a fuse |
| past | blew a fuse |
| past participle | blown a fuse |
Questions about blow a fuse
- What does blow a fuse mean?
- Blow a fuse means to overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
- What part of speech is blow a fuse?
- Blow a fuse is a verb.
- What is the past tense of blow a fuse?
- The past tense of blow a fuse is blew a fuse.
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