do a slow burn

present singular third person does a slow burn · participle present doing a slow burn · past did a slow burn · participle past done a slow burn

1. idiomaticTo experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.

   “Not working ...” I said, growing testy. . . . I did a slow burn. I was way beyond my computer comfort level, and that was apparent to all.

   2007 August 24, Roger Mummert, “At a Family Gathering, an Internet Cafe Breaks Out”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Jan 2015

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   Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted.

   1956 August 20, “Scoreboard”, in Time

   Synonyms: seethe