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blow a fuse
blow 1 B0339000 (blō)v. blew (blo͞o), blown (blōn), blow·ing, blows v.intr.1. a. To be in a state of motion. Used of the air or of wind.b. To move along or be carried by the wind: Her hat blew away.c. To move with or have strong winds: The storm blew all night.2. a. To expel a current of air, as from the mouth or from a bellows.b. To produce a sound by expelling a current of air, as in sounding a wind instrument or a whistle.c. To breathe hard; pant.d. To release air or gas suddenly; burst or explode: The tire blew when it hit the pothole.e. To spout moist air from the blowhole. Used of a whale.3. a. To fail or break down, as from being operated under extreme or improper conditions: The furnace blew during the cold snap.b. To melt or otherwise become disabled. Used of a fuse.4. a. Informal To move very fast in relation to something: The boy blew past the stands on his bike.b. Slang To go away; depart: It's time to blow.5. Informal To boast.6. Vulgar Slang To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive: This movie blows.v.tr.1. a. To cause to move by means of a current of air: The wind blew the boat out to sea.b. To drive a current of air on, in, or through: blew my hair dry after I shampooed it.c. To clear out or make free of obstruction by forcing air through: blew his nose all through allergy season.d. To shape or form (glass, for example) by forcing air or gas through at the end of a pipe.2. a. To expel (air) from the mouth.b. To cause air or gas to be expelled suddenly from: We blew a tire when we drove over the rock.3. Music a. To cause (a wind instrument) to sound.b. To sound: a bugle blowing taps.4. a. To cause to be out of breath.b. To allow (a winded horse) to regain its breath.5. To demolish by the force of an explosion: An artillery shell blew our headquarters apart.6. To lay or deposit eggs in. Used of certain insects.7. a. To cause to fail or break down, as by operating at extreme or improper conditions: blew the engine on the last lap.b. To cause (a fuse) to melt or become disabled.8. Slang a. To spend (money) freely and rashly. See Synonyms at waste.b. To spend money freely on; treat: blew me to a sumptuous dinner.9. a. Slang To spoil or lose through ineptitude: blew the audition; blew a three-goal lead. See Synonyms at botch.b. To cause (a covert intelligence operation or operative) to be revealed and thereby jeopardized: a story in the press that blew their cover; an agent who was blown by the opposition.10. a. Slang To depart (a place) in a great hurry: Let's blow this city no later than noon.b. Baseball To throw (a pitch) so fast that a batter cannot swing fast enough to hit it: blew a fastball by the batter for the strikeout.11. Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.n.1. The act or an instance of blowing.2. a. A blast of air or wind.b. A storm.3. Informal An act of bragging.4. Slang Cocaine.Phrasal Verbs: blow away Slang 1. To kill by shooting, especially with a firearm.2. To defeat decisively.3. To affect intensely; overwhelm: That concert blew me away. blow in Slang To arrive, especially when unexpected. blow off1. To relieve or release (pressure); let off.2. Slang To choose not to attend or accompany: They wanted us to come along, but we blew them off. blow out1. To extinguish or be extinguished by a gust of air: blow out a candle.2. To fail, as an electrical apparatus.3. To erupt in an uncontrolled manner. Used of a gas or oil well.4. To defeat decisively, as in a sport. blow over To subside, wane, or pass over with little lasting effect: The storm blew over quickly. The scandal will soon blow over. blow up1. To come into being: A storm blew up.2. To fill with air; inflate: blow up a tire.3. To enlarge (a photographic image or print).4. To explode: bombs blowing up.5. To lose one's temper.Idioms: blow a fuse/gasket Slang To explode with anger. blow hot and cold To change one's opinion often on a matter; vacillate. blow off steam To give vent to pent-up emotion. blow (one's) cool Slang To lose one's composure. blow (one's) mind Slang To affect with intense emotion, such as amazement, excitement, or shock.blow (one's) top/stack Informal To lose one's temper. blow/break open To get a sudden, insurmountable lead in (an athletic contest). blow out of proportion To make more of than is reasonable; exaggerate. blow smoke1. To speak deceptively.2. To brag or exaggerate. [Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]
blow 2 B0339000 (blō)n.1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.2. An unexpected shock or calamity.3. An unexpected attack; an assault. [Middle English blaw.]
blow 3 B0339000 (blō)intr. & tr.v. blew (blo͞o), blown (blōn), blow·ing, blows To bloom or cause to bloom.n.1. A mass of blossoms: peach blow.2. The state of blossoming: tulips in full blow. [From Middle English blowen, to bloom, from Old English blōwan; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]ThesaurusVerb | 1. | blow a fuse - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, blow one's stack, blow up, combustrage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!" |
blow a fuse
blow a fuse1. To suddenly lose power due to an overloaded electrical circuit. Well, we just blew a fuse—it seems that running the space heater, the coffee maker, and a blow dryer at the same time was not the best idea!2. By extension, to react furiously, to the point of losing control of one's behavior. Mom totally blew a fuse when I told her I had failed math. Don't blow a fuse—it's just a tiny scratch on the car.See also: blow, fuseblow a fuse 1. to burn out the fuse on an electrical circuit and lose power. The microwave oven blew a fuse, so we had no power. You'll blow a fuse if you use too many appliances at once. 2. and blow one's fuse; blow a gasket; blow one's cork; blow one's lid; blow one's top; blow one's stack Fig. to explode with anger; to lose one's temper. Come on, don't blow a fuse. Go ahead, blow a gasket! What good will that do?See also: blow, fuseblow a fuseAlso, blow a gasket. Lose one's temper, express furious anger. For example, When his paycheck bounced, John blew a fuse, or Tell Mom what really happened before she blows a gasket. An electric fuse is said to "blow" (melt) when the circuit is overloaded, whereas a gasket, used to seal a piston, "blows" (breaks) when the pressure is too high. The first of these slangy terms dates from the 1930s, the second from the 1940s. Also see blow one's top; keep one's cool. See also: blow, fuseblow a fuse If you blow a fuse, you suddenly lose your temper and cannot control your anger. For all my experience, I blew a fuse in the quarter-final and could have been sent off. He's going to blow a fuse when he finds out about Miller. Note: A fuse is a safety device found in electrical equipment. If the equipment becomes too hot, the fuse blows, or burns. This breaks the electrical circuit, so that the equipment will stop working. See also: blow, fuseblow a fuse lose your temper. informal The metaphor is of the failure of an electrical circuit or engine as a result of overheating.See also: blow, fuseblow a ˈfuse (informal) get very angry: It was only a suggestion, Rob. There’s no need to blow a fuse.This refers to the fact that if the flow of electricity in a piece of electrical equipment is too strong, the fuse (= a small wire or device inside it) will break (blow), often with a loud noise, and stop the current.See also: blow, fuseblow a fuse and blow one’s fuse and blow a gasket and blow one’s cork and blow one’s lid and blow one’s top and blow one’s stack tv. to explode with anger; to lose one’s temper. Go ahead, blow a gasket! What good will that do? Crunk! I so blew my top! See also: blow, fuse blow a fuse/gasket Slang To explode with anger.See also: blow, fuseblow a fuseLose your temper. Back in the days before circuit breakers, a house's electrical system was regulated by a fuse box. Individual fuses connected to separate lines throughout the house were inserted into the box. When a circuit became overloaded, a thin metal strip in the fuse melted, breaking the circuit to prevent an overload and a possible fire. You'd then replace the fuse after disconnecting whatever appliance might have caused the overload. Someone who because very angry was said to blow a fuse, which doesn't make sense because a fuse was meant to defuse, so to speak, the situation. But no one ever said that idioms must be rational. Similar expressions that make more sense are “blow your stack,” which came from the era of steam engines that would explode if the steam wasn't allowed to explode, and “have a meltdown,” as in a nuclear reactor gone wild.See also: blow, fuseEncyclopediaSeeblowMedicalSeeBlowblow a fuse
Synonyms for blow a fuseverb get very angry and fly into a rageSynonyms- flip one's lid
- flip one's wig
- fly off the handle
- go ballistic
- have a fit
- have kittens
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- lose one's temper
- throw a fit
- blow one's stack
- blow up
- combust
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