词汇 | don’t blow a gasket |
词源 | don’t blow a gasket. Hold your temper; curb that furious temper. A gasket is a packing or seal around pipe joints to pre- vent the escape of a gas. If you blow a gasket the motor can blow up, a human likewise. |
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