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Jenne Phuong
2021-07-06 04:07
Blow (one's) lid informal verb phrase
The words "stack" and "top" can substitute for the word "lid". The verb "blow" can be replaced by the verb "flip".
To explode with rage or lose one's temper
I broke my promise of going to the cinema with her at weekend, so she really blew her lid.
I have never seen her blowing her lid before, even raising her voice. She is definitely a calm lady.
My mom would blow her lid if she knew I broke her favorite vase.
To argue with somebody
1. Become angry or lose self-control
2. To plunge into the deep part of a pool
To look or glare very angrily at someone
A deliberate provocation will surely result in an adverse reaction such as angry and violent actions.
The verb “blow" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression dates from the early 20th century and derives from the build-up and then forceful release of steam pressure, a common metaphor during the Steam Age in the 19th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.
