blow a fuse

Meaning

1. To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
2. (idiomatic, informal) To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

Synonyms

blow up

flip one’s lid

fly off the handle

hit the ceiling

lose one’s temper

hit the roof

blow one’s stack

combust

go ballistic

throw a fit

have a fit

flip one’s wig

have kittens

Translations

Sicherung durchbrennen

soupe au lait

faire sauter un fusible

péter les plombs

enlouquecer

volverte loco