The phrase "blow up at" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to mean the act of becoming suddenly and visibly angry. For example, "She blew up at her boss after he criticized her work."
Alice said, "Don't blow up at me". "I'm not".
I felt my heart would blow up at that moment.
And that bomb did indeed blow up at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Scott did not blow up at halftime either, giving his players terse instructions.
"When you blow up at this size, it's so difficult to regain your footing".
"We could have a blow up at the convention of some sort," he said.
Apparently it could blow up at any second because it is full of volcanoes with a history of doing so.
The blow-up at Household, which HSBC is now winding down, gave impetus to this move.
The blow-up at LAM will probably spawn at least three new businesses.
Clearly, last week's blow-up at Bridgestone is in the rearview and Harrington is looking forward to the week.
A blow-up at the finance arm can sink the entire company.The second lesson is for bank bosses, who should emulate Mr Immelt's boldness.
