blow a gasket

English

Verb

blow a gasket

(informal) To become very angry or upset.
Jack blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.
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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