Idiom
short fuse
Meaning
The personality trait of being quick to anger.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He has a short fuse and gets angry very quickly.”
“Try not to upset the manager today, as he has a short fuse and is already stressed.”
“Despite his professional success, his notoriously short fuse often alienated colleagues who struggled to navigate his unpredictable outbursts.”
Examples
simple
“He has a short fuse and gets angry very quickly.”
contextual
“Try not to upset the manager today, as he has a short fuse and is already stressed.”
complex
“Despite his professional success, his notoriously short fuse often alienated colleagues who struggled to navigate his unpredictable outbursts.”
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