Blow up
Blow up verb - To become very angry.
Cry
Cry verb - To shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress.
Both terms in one sentence
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In the series finale The Last Farewell, when all the townfolk cry Manly Tears when they blow up the buildings and leave Walnut Grove.
Source: Manly Tears -
Yasu from Umineko: When They Cry, who's perfectly willing to blow up the entire island of Rokkenjima.
Source: Mad Bomber -
Rena in Higurashi: When They Cry, builds a homemade bomb by blocking the school's gutter with a base-ball, pouring gasoline in said gutter, and setting a cook-timer to ignite the explosive gas and blow up the school (in which she has also poured a generous amount of gasoline).
Source: MacGyvering
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