Blow One's Stack (Verb)
Meaning
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- She really blew her stack when her boss yelled at her in front of the entire office.
- When he found out someone had taken his parking spot he completely blew his stack.
- The teacher blew her stack when the students started throwing paper airplanes.
- He blew his stack when the mechanic told him it would take weeks to repair his car.
- The customer blew her stack at the store clerk when he refused to accept her expired coupon.
Synonyms
- Lose One's Temper
- Throw A Fit
- Combust
- Hit The Ceiling
- Blow A Fuse
- Have Kittens
- Go Ballistic
- Flip One's Lid
- Hit The Roof
- Fly Off The Handle
- Flip One's Wig
- Have A Fit
- Blow Up