blow a fuse
Example Sentences
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One of the crew’s fire engines — a “Type 6,” essentially a decked-out pickup truck — blew a fuse, leaving it stuck in park as a nearby home erupted into flames.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a great song pick with manic crescendos — You blow a fuse, zing boom!
From Los Angeles Times
His arms are folded tight and he looks ready to blow a fuse.
From Literature
What a pity the Serbia striker blew a fuse at Old Trafford.
From BBC
She knew what to do when we blew a fuse, how often the gutters should be cleared, and why the neighbours screamed at their television on weekends in winter – “the Rabbitohs are losing again”.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
