blow a fuse

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.

It’s a great song pick with manic crescendos — You blow a fuse, zing boom!

His arms are folded tight and he looks ready to blow a fuse.

What a pity the Serbia striker blew a fuse at Old Trafford.

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”.