see blow a fuse
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Iinformal lose one's temper
II
1) informal lose one's temper
2) suffer a leak in a gasket of an engine
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blow a gasket — see ↑gasket
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Main Entry: ↑blow
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blow a gasket
1 of a car, engine, etc. : to develop a very bad leak in a gasket
2 informal, of a person : to become very angry
When the boss found out that the shipment was late, he blew a gasket.
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Main Entry: ↑gasket
Useful english dictionary. 2012.