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To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.
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When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.
Submitted on August 09, 2009
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- rub out
- tie up
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- a different ballpark
- all fired up
- as good as one's word
- at all hours
- bad for you
- big cheese
- blaze a trail
- call it a day
- child's play
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- dog and pony show
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- fair game
- get one's claws into
- go bananas
- good job
- grace period
- gray area
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- it takes two to tango
- keep your hair on
- kick ass
- lemon law
- light a fire under
- long row to hoe
- lump in one's throat
- middle of nowhere
- nail biter
- of late
- on board
- on its merits
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- out of this world
- over and over
- over one's head
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