blowing one's top
blowing one's top is the present participle and gerund of blow one's top.
Meaning of blow one's top
Verb
blow one's top (third-person singular simple present blows one's top, present participle blowing one's top, simple past blew one's top, past participle blown one's top)
- To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.
- Synonyms:
- go ape, go apeshit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, lose it, lose one's rag, lose one's temper, pop one's cork
Questions about blowing one's top
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- Blowing one's top is the present participle and gerund of blow one's top.
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