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have a short fuse — have a short fuse/be on a short fuse/informal phrase to become angry or upset very easily He’s a fiery player with a very short fuse. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to pleasesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
have a short fuse — tv. to be easy to anger. (Have got can replace have.) □ He’s got a short fuse, so watch out. □ Tracy has a short fuse and is likely to lose her temper at any time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be on a short fuse — have a short fuse/be on a short fuse/informal phrase to become angry or upset very easily He’s a fiery player with a very short fuse. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to pleasesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
have a short fuse — +inf Informal. to anger easily; have a quick temper … From formal English to slang
a short fuse — A quick temper • • • Main Entry: ↑fuse * * * a tendency to lose one s temper quickly watch your tongue he s got a very short fuse ■ on a short fuse likely to lose one s temper or explode * * * a short fuse informal ◇ If you have a short fuse or… … Useful english dictionary
fuse — [[t]fju͟ːz[/t]] fuses, fusing, fused 1) N COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. The fuse blew as he pressed the button… … English dictionary
short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuse */ — I UK [fjuːz] / US [fjuz] noun [countable] Word forms fuse : singular fuse plural fuses 1) physics a part of a piece of electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 2) a) an object like… … English dictionary
fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… … Universalium
fuse — fuse1 [fju:z] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FUSE2] [Sense: 2,3; Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: fuso spindle (= long thin part which turns around) , from Latin fusus] 1.) a short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
