(almost) burst a blood vessel
humorousDefinition
› to become very angry about something: Mum almost burst a blood vessel when I told her what happened.Becoming angry and expressing anger
(Definition of (almost) burst a blood vessel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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almost/nearly die of sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
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- bay for blood idiom
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- boil verb (BE ANGRY)
- fray verb (BECOME ANNOYED)
- fume verb
- get bent out of shape idiom
- get your knickers in a twist idiom
- go ape idiom
- go nuts idiom
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- see red idiom
- seethe verb (FEEL ANGER)
- snap verb (BREAK)
- spare adjective (ANNOYED)
- stew verb
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