blow-up
noun
• an enlargement of a photograph.
• "the walls are covered with grainy blow-ups"
• an outburst of anger.
• "the occasional blow-ups he has at Lennie are understandable"
blow-up
adjective
• inflatable.
• "a blow-up pillow"
blow up
• explode.
• "the car blew up as soon as it hit the wall"
Similar:
explode,
detonate,
go off,
be set off,
ignite,
erupt,
burst apart,
shatter,
go bang,
go boom,
• lose one's temper.
• "Mum had blown up at Dad with more than her usual vehemence"
Similar:
lose one's temper,
get/become angry,
become enraged,
become furious,
go into a rage/fury,
rant and rave,
go berserk,
flare up,
erupt,
rage,
blow/lose one's cool,
hit the roof,
go up the wall,
go off the deep end,
fly off the handle,
go/get mad,
go crazy,
go wild,
go bananas,
see red,
lose one's rag,
go ape,
blow a gasket,
flip one's lid,
Opposite:
keep one's temper,
• inflate.
• "my stomach had started to blow up"
• enlarge a photograph or text.
• "I blew the picture up on a colour photocopier"
• (of a wind or storm) begin to develop.
• "outside the sky was overcast and a wind had blown up"
• reprimand someone severely.
• "she got blown up by her boss for being late"
