blow a fuse
Verb

blow 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.
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