have on a short fuse

Meaning

1. have / be on a short fuse

   to have a tendency to get angry quickly and easily

   You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.

From the same entry

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• give short shrift
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• little short of
• make short work of
• short and sweet
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure