Complete Definition of "blow a gasket"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to blow a gasket|blows a gasket|blowing a gasket|blew a gasket

#idiom To become very angry or upset.
#:The father blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.

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

Revision and Credits for"blow a gasket"
  • 2007-11-29 05:54 - WikiPedant - changed "See also" to "Synonyms" and added [[blow a fuse]]; added {{en-verb}}; tightened example sentence

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