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blow a gasket

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blow a gasket

To react furiously and/or violently to something or someone, to the point of losing control of one's behavior. Mom totally blew a gasket when I told her I had failed math. Don't blow a gasket, it's just a tiny scratch on the car.

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blow a gasket

verb

See blow a fuse

See also: blow, gasket