do a slow burn
verbDefinitions
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
- Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted.
- “Not working ...” I said, growing testy. . . . I did a slow burn. I was way beyond my computer comfort level, and that was apparent to all.
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