blow up

1. in. to burst into anger.

□ I just knew you’d blow up.

□ So she blew up. Why should that affect you so much?

2. n. an angry outburst; a fight. (Usually blowup.)

□ After the third blowup, she left him.

□ One blowup after another. Yuck!

3. n. an enlarged version of a photograph, map, chart, etc. (Usually blowup.)

□ Here’s a blow up of the scene of the crime.

□ Kelly sent a blowup of their wedding picture to all her relatives.

4. n. the ruination of something; the collapse of something. (Usually blowup.)

□ The blowup in the financial world has ruined my chances for early retirement.

□ After the blowup, they called one another to compare notes.