fuse (redirected from fused)

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 something with something

to bond something together with something. You have to fuse the upper layer to the lower layer with heat. He used heat and pressure to fuse the patch with the soft rubber of the raft.

fuse with something

to bond with something. The metal has fused with the glass coating on the tank. I didn't know that metal could fuse with glass.

quick temper and short temper; short fuse

a bad temper that can be easily aroused. Tyler has a quick temper and doesn't mind letting everyone see it.

See also: quick, temper

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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: short

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