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fume
(redirected from fumes)

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fume about someone or something and fume over someone or something
to be very angry about someone or something. She was just fuming over her broken vase. She was still fuming about Larry the next morning.

fume at someone

Fig. to rage at someone. She was really fuming at Sam, who had broken her table leg.

running on fumes
continuing to do something when you have almost no energy left After two straight games against top teams, the Tigers were running on fumes and lost on Saturday night.
See also: running


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