blow a fuse
To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away, stopping…To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
» We've blown a fuse.
Meaning
2 sensesTo overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
eine Sicherung durchbrennen
(idiomatic, informal)To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
an die Decke gehen
- get very angry and fly into a rage
Examples
13 sentencesWe've blown a fuse.
We must've blown a fuse.
ruДолжно быть, мы спалили предохранитель. — sharptoothed
We've probably blown a fuse.
ruПо ходу, мы спалили предохранитель. — caponych
Tom blew a fuse.
The short circuit blew a fuse.
ruОт короткого замыкания перегорел предохранитель. — odexed
deEine Sicherung ist durch einen Kurzschluss durchgebrannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
blows a fuse, blowing a fuse, blew a fuse, blown a fuse| Base form | blow a fuse · to blow a fuse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blows a fuse |
| Present participle | blowing a fuse |
| Past simple | blew a fuse |
| Past participle | blown a fuse |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
52 synonyms- get very angry and fly into a rage:flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhit the ceilinghave kittenshave a fitcombust
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle