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blow a gasket

blow a gas·ket
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloh ey gas-kit]
    • /bloʊ eɪ ˈgæs kɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloh ey gas-kit]
    • /bloʊ eɪ ˈgæs kɪt/

Definitions of blow a gasket words

  • noun blow a gasket to burst out in anger 3
  • noun blow a gasket to become enraged 3
  • verb blow a gasket Used other than as an idiom: see blow,‎ gasket. To cause the seal made by a gasket to fail. 0
  • verb blow a gasket (Idiomatic) To become very angry or upset. 0

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Parts of speech for Blow a gasket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blow a gasket popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for blow a gasket

verb blow a gasket

  • crack up — If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
  • freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
  • hit the ceiling — the overhead interior surface of a room.
  • wig out — an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
  • fly off the handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.

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