blow a gasket

English

Verb

blow a gasket (third-person singular simple present blows a gasket, present participle blowing a gasket, simple past blew a gasket, past participle blown a gasket)

(informal) To become very angry or upset.
Jack blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow,‎ gasket. To cause the seal made by a gasket to fail.

Synonyms

blow a fuse, flip one's lid, fly off the handle, have a cow

Translations

to become very angry or upset

Finnish: polttaa päreensä
French: péter un cable (fr), péter une durite (fr)
Irish: spréach, téigh ar mire, téigh ar an daoraí

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