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Do a slow burn

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  1. 1
    To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn. idiomatic

    "Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted."

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