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blowing one's cool
phrase
present participle of blow one's cool
Synonyms & Antonyms of blowing one's cool
1
to become very angry
- He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him.
Synonyms for blowing one's cool
- blowing up,
- flaring (up),
- flipping (out)
- [slang]
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2
to yield to mental or emotional stress
- The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce.
Synonyms for blowing one's cool
- breaking down,
- breaking up,
- cracking,
- flipping (out)
- [slang],
- freaking (out),
- melting down,
- wigging (out)
- [slang]
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“Blowing one's cool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowing%20one%27s%20cool. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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