blow a gasket

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Verb

1. (informal) To become very angry or upset.

   Jack blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.

2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see blow, gasket To cause the seal made by a gasket to fail.

Synonyms

• blow a fuse, flip one's lid, fly off the handle, have a cow

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