a burst blood vessel

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• burst a blood vessel — burst/bust a blood vessel informal 1. to use a lot of effort doing something. I d like the designs as soon as possible, but don t bust a blood vessel! 2. to become very angry and start shouting. He nearly burst a blood vessel when he heard what… …   New idioms dictionary

• blood vessel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ broken, burst VERB + BLOOD VESSEL ▪ block, constrict ▪ dilate …   Collocations dictionary

• blood vessel — noun (C) 1 any of the tubes through which blood flows in your body 2 burst a blood vessel to become very angry or upset about something: My dad nearly burst a blood vessel when I told him I quit college …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bust a blood vessel — burst/bust a blood vessel informal 1. to use a lot of effort doing something. I d like the designs as soon as possible, but don t bust a blood vessel! 2. to become very angry and start shouting. He nearly burst a blood vessel when he heard what… …   New idioms dictionary

• Burst a blood-vessel — become excited; be very keen; become agitated …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• burst a blood-vessel — Australian Slang become excited; be very keen; become agitated …   English dialects glossary

• vessel — ves|sel [ˈvesəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum, from Latin vas; VASE] 1.) formal a ship or large boat ▪ a fishing vessel 2.) technical a ↑vein …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Burst — (b[^u]rst), v. t. 1. To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors. [1913 Webster] My breast I ll… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burst — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short burst of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden burst of enthusiasm ▪ quick …   Collocations dictionary

• blood disease — Introduction       any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …   Universalium

• burst — /berrst/, v., burst or, often, bursted, bursting, n. v.i. 1. to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly, as from confinement or through an obstacle:… …   Universalium