This is a great phrase to use in spoken English and a really easy one to remember.

If someone has a “short fuse” it means that they get angry really easily and really quickly.

If your boss is in a good mood and then 30 seconds later he’s angry for almost no reason, you could say that he has a short fuse.  So anyone with a “short fuse” gets angry too easily over things that other people wouldn’t get so angry about.

It’s not a good quality to have a short fuse and most people who have a short fuse know that it’s a problem.

There.  That was simple and a good one to add to your vocabulary.  I’m sure you understand it now.  Now practice it…

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