blow a fuse

verb

Definitions

  1. To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a…

    To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.

  2. To lose one's temper

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

    • When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.

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