do a slow burn en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
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:“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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| done a slow burn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| did a slow burn | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| does a slow burn | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| doing a slow burn | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
calm down · chill out · cool off