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What does have a short fuse mean?
What does have a short fuse mean?
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8 Nov 2017
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It’s a metaphor comparing a person to a bomb, the fuse is the string you light on a bomb before you run away and it explodes. A bomb with a short fuse will go off quickly, a person with a short fuse can also be said to have a ‘short temper’ it means it doesn’t take much for them to get upset or angry at something :) hope this helps
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- English (UK)
It’s a metaphor comparing a person to a bomb, the fuse is the string you light on a bomb before you run away and it explodes. A bomb with a short fuse will go off quickly, a person with a short fuse can also be said to have a ‘short temper’ it means it doesn’t take much for them to get upset or angry at something :) hope this helps
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the person has a temper or gets angry easily.
example : watch what you say, Jonas has a short fuse.
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