Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)The personality trait of being quick to anger.

    to be on a short fuse

    Be careful of what you say; he has a short fuse.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom certainly has a short fuse.

  2. Tom has a short fuse.

    ruТом заводится с пол-оборота. — sharptoothed

    deTom platzt schnell die Hutschnur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I lit the short fuse.

  4. You've sure got a short fuse today.

  5. Be careful around me, I have a very short fuse.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: short fuses
Singularshort fuse
Pluralshort fuses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
short temperquick fuse

Antonyms

2 antonyms
long fuseslow fuse

Word family

1 related words
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