have a low boiling point

Fig. to anger easily. Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point. Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Emmanuhel	-	Biblical Latin
Sumner	['sʌmnə]
Burrows	['bʌrəuz]
Meri (1)	ME-ree	Finnish
DÉLia	-	Portuguese, French, Hungarian
Alyson	AL-i-sən	English