cork (redirected from corking)

blow a fuse 

1. to burn out the fuse on an electrical circuit and lose power. The microwave oven blew a fuse, so we had no power. You'll blow a fuse if you use too many appliances at once.

2. and blow one's fuse; blow a gasket; blow one's cork; blow one's lid; blow one's top; blow one's stack Fig. to explode with anger; to lose one's temper. Come on, don't blow a fuse. Go ahead, blow a gasket! What good will that do?

See also: blow, fuse

cork something up 

1. Lit. to close and seal a bottle with a cork. I think we should cork this up and save it for later. Cork up the bottle for later.

2. Fig. to stop up one's mouth and be quiet. Cork it up and listen! Cork up your mouth!

See also: up

cork high and bottle deep

Rur. very drunk. By the time the party was over, he was cork high and bottle deep.

See also: and, bottle, deep, high

pop one's cork 

1. Fig. to suddenly become mentally disturbed; to go crazy. I was so upset that I nearly popped my cork. They put him away because he popped his cork.

2. Fig. to become very angry. My mother popped her cork when she heard about my low grades. Calm down! Don't pop your cork.

See also: pop

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blow a fuse/gasket  (informal)

to become very angry and shout or behave in a violent way Jim'll blow a fuse if he finds you here. When her husband realised how much she'd spent he blew a gasket.

See also: blow, fuse