burst a blood vessel
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[edit]Verb
[edit]burst a blood vessel (third-person singular simple present bursts a blood vessel, present participle bursting a blood vessel, simple past and past participle burst a blood vessel)
- (figuratively) To become so furious that one loses control.
References
[edit]- “almost burst a blood vessel”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.