do a slow burn
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]do a slow burn (third-person singular simple present does a slow burn, present participle doing a slow burn, simple past did a slow burn, past participle done a slow burn)
- (idiomatic) To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
- 1956 August 20, “Scoreboard”, in Time:
- Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted.
- 2007 August 24, Roger Mummert, “At a Family Gathering, an Internet Cafe Breaks Out”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 January 2015:
- “Not working ...” I said, growing testy. . . . I did a slow burn. I was way beyond my computer comfort level, and that was apparent to all.