blow a fuse

English

Verb

blow a fuse (third-person singular simple present blows a fuse, present participle blowing a fuse, simple past blew a fuse, past participle blown a fuse)

1. To overload a circuit to the point that the fuse (or circuit breaker) protecting it triggers, opening the circuit.
2. (informal) To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

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

Synonyms

• blow a gasket