"Blow a gasket" nghĩa là gì?


"Blow a gasket" = hỏng miếng đệm (trong động cơ) -> nghĩa là nổi nóng, mất bình tĩnh, tức giận.

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You never knew what he was going to do in the ring (sân đấu). You didn’t know if he was going to blow a gasket or blow his lid. I always kept my distance from that one.

“You just need one hothead (nóng nảy) to blow a gasket,” she said. “I genuinely think it will just take one. So many people are in a vacuum of anti-establishment, anti-politician, those are the ones I am worried will act out. 

For example in cycling, you’ve got to attack earlier than you thought you had to and you blow a gasket before you even really needed to because you were so worried about the fitness (thể lực) that your rival has got. That ability to stay rational (có lý trí) and focused on your best game is as important as worrying about what your rivals’ best game is.

Even though Sam and Molly didn’t invite her to their mother’s intervention, for fear Kristina would blow a gasket, Alexis could clearly use all of her daughters right now.

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