Idiom
long fuse
Meaning
The personality trait of being slow to anger.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He has a long fuse and rarely gets angry.”
“Even when the customers were rude, the manager kept a long fuse and stayed calm.”
“Despite the constant pressure of the deadline, her long fuse allowed her to manage the team without losing her temper.”
Examples
simple
“He has a long fuse and rarely gets angry.”
contextual
“Even when the customers were rude, the manager kept a long fuse and stayed calm.”
complex
“Despite the constant pressure of the deadline, her long fuse allowed her to manage the team without losing her temper.”
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