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Expression: Péter les plombs
Pronunciation: pay tay lay plo(n)
Meaning: to blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, flip one's lid, lose it (one's temper)
Literal translation: to blow the fuses
Register: informal
Synonym: péter une durite - "to blow a radiator hose"
Notes
The French expression péter les plombs, or péter un plomb, is just like "to blow a fuse" in English. They are both used literally in reference to electrical fuses, and figuratively when talking about getting extremely angry and flying into a rage.
Example
Quand je les ai vus ensemble, j'ai pété les plombs !
When I saw them together, I lost it!
