Blow up
Blow up verb - To become very angry.
Usage example: she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
Flash
Flash verb - To shoot forth bursts of light.
Both terms in one sentence
- One of them was that left-handers were forced to fire their muskets right-handed, since that was the only way to make sure the flash would not blow up in their eyes.
Source: The Southpaw -
While there is a bright flash of light when San Francisco is hit, we never see anything blow up.
Source: Film / Testament -
Thawne sabotages the particle accelerator to malfunction so that it would blow up and create The Flash.
Source: Series / The Flash (2014)
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