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blows one's top

blows one's top is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. (figuratively, slang) To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
    • When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.

Questions about blows one's top

What is blows one's top the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blows one's top is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow one's top.

Words near blows one's top in the dictionary

  1. blows one's lid
  2. blows one's load
  3. blows one's nose
  4. blows one's own trumpet
  5. blows one's stack
  6. blows one's top
  7. blows one's wad
  8. blows one's wig
  9. blows out
  10. blows out of proportion
  11. blows out of proportions

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