To react furiously and/or violently, to the point of losing control of one's behavior. Mom totally blew a gasket when I told her I had failed math.Don't blow a gasket, it's just a tiny scratch on the car.See also: blow, gasket
blow a gasket
1 suffer a leak in a gasket of an engine. 2 lose your temper. informalSee also: blow, gasket
blow a gasket
verbSee blow a fuseSee also: blow, gasketMedicalSeeBlow