Sentence examples for on a short fuse from inspiring English sources
IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson recently designated it the number one problem facing individual taxpayers and described it as a "time bomb on a short fuse".
But overwhelmed with work, the flood and the planning of her daughter's wedding, Ms. Lane was on a short fuse.
Naci, the police chief, burns on a short fuse and has a sick child in need of constant medication.
Another imam on a short fuse A little-commented-upon addendum to the Danish cartoons farrago occurred a couple of weeks ago.
Well-red Crack open the fruit juice On a short fuse The warlords' way State of concern Captive nation A Bollywood song and dance ReprintsAs quickly as it empties, Myanmar's gulag fills.
Well-red Crack open the fruit juice On a short fuse The warlords' way State of concern Captive nation A Bollywood song and dance Reprints Related items Clarification: MarathaFeb 25th 2010That should have been enough to make Mr Khan grovel.
He raised his left arm in frustration — it was an ominous sign of a short fuse.
"Everyone on our offense has a short fuse," Bennett said.
Senator McCain has acknowledged on various occasions that he has a short fuse and has at times made jokes about it.
"I have a quick temper, a short fuse".
As a lost man with a short fuse, Mr. Ortiz leaps and bounds like an anguished Douglas Fairbanks.
