a short fuse



a short fuse

if someone has a short fuse, they become angry quickly and often Charlie has a sharp tongue and a short fuse.
See also: fuse, short

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NoËLleno-EL (French)French, Dutch
CherilynSHER-ə-linEnglish
Waldo['wɔ:ldəu]
AgnesAG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nuada-Irish Mythology
Stanka-Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian