short fuse en · NOUN
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(idiomatic) The personality trait of being quick to anger.
to be on a short fuse
In a few short years, she has sent two fiancés and various managers and flacks packing and earned a reputation as one of L.A.'s shortest fuses.
1993 November, Lynn Hirschberg, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair:Be careful of what you say; he has a short fuse.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| short fuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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sv kort stubin (Translations) · pt pavio curto (Translations)