Blow your top

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Emotional Intensity

Use 'blow your top' to express strong, uncontrollable anger, not mild irritation. Slide

She blew her top when the flight got canceled again.

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Informal Context

'Blow your top' is informal and best used in casual conversations or expressive writing. Slide

My dad's going to blow his top if we come home past curfew.

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Visual Imagery

The phrase creates an image of a volcano erupting, linked to explosive anger. Slide

Watch out, he's about to blow his top over the lost package!