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short fuse

短気な / 怒りっぽい

「have a short fuse」は、まるで爆弾の導火線が短いように、些細なことでもすぐに怒り出す、短気な人を形容する表現です。ここでは、彼らがロサを「短気で怒りっぽい人」だと思っていたことを示しています。

Of course I'm nervous! What did you think was the problem?

We just assumed you were a terrifying human being with a short fuse.

But if the problem is that you're nervous, that's where Charles Boyle lives, baby.