blow one's top

verb

To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

“When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.”

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go apego apeshithit the roofhit the ceilinglose itlose one's raglose one's temperpop one's cork
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Meanings

verbblow one's top (third-person singular simple present blows one's top, present participle blowing one's top, simple past blew one's top, past participle blown one's top)

present singular third person blows one's top · participle present blowing one's top · past blew one's top · participle past blown one's top · alternative blow one's lid · alternative blow one's stack

  1. figurativelyslangTo become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

    When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.

    Synonyms: go ape, go apeshit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, lose it, lose one's rag, lose one's temper, pop one's cork

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

Similar
go apego apeshithit the roofhit the ceilinglose itlose one's raglose one's temperpop one's cork
Also see
blow a fuseblow one's stackdo one's nutflip one's lidflip one's wiggo apeshitgo postalgo snakehit the rooflose itlose one's coollose one's mindlose one's raglose one's temperpop one's cork
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Chicago

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