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French
Etymology
Literally, “to blow the fuses”.
Pronunciation
Verb
péter les plombs
- (colloquial) to go crazy, to blow a fuse
- Synonyms: péter un plomb, péter un câble, péter une durite, péter une coche
1997, “Demain, c’est loin”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:Fausse diversion, un jour tu pètes les plombs / Les plombs, certains chanceux en ont dans la cervelle- False diversion, one day you blow your top / Some guys who are lucky get their heads blown off
2012, François-Xavier Dillard, chapter 18, in Un vrai jeu d'enfant:T’es bien obligé de faire des trucs de malade, des trucs de ouf, pour que les autres, ils sachent que tu peux péter les plombs, comme ça, juste pour un regard, un mot, une attitude.- You've got no choice. You gotta do crazy shit so that people, they know you can go crazy just like that, over just a look, a word, a face they're making.
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