How do you use "Blowing up" in a sentence?

He blew up at the restaurant when they got his order wrong three times. My phone was blowing up with texts after I posted that photo. She blew up on social media after that video went viral.

Blowing up

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Meaning: Exploding with anger, or (separately) becoming extremely popular or receiving lots of notifications.

勃然大怒；或（另一个意思）爆红、人气暴涨、收到大量消息通知。

Explotar de rabia, o (por otro lado) hacerse extremadamente popular o recibir montones de notificaciones.

怒りが爆発する、または（別の意味で）爆発的に人気が出る・通知が殺到する。

분노가 폭발하다, 또는 (다른 의미로) 폭발적으로 인기를 얻거나 알림이 쏟아지다.

'Blowing up' has two distinct meanings. Emotional: exploding with anger ('he blew up at me'). Popularity: going viral, getting famous, or receiving many messages ('my phone is blowing up'). Both use the explosion metaphor but in different ways. Context always makes the meaning clear.

'Blowing up'有两个截然不同的含义。情绪方面：勃然大怒（'he blew up at me'他对我发飙了）。人气方面：爆红、出名、或收到大量消息（'my phone is blowing up'我手机被消息轰炸了）。两者都用了爆炸的比喻，但方式不同。根据语境总能分清含义。

'Blowing up' tiene dos significados distintos. Emocional: explotar de rabia ('he blew up at me'). Popularidad: hacerse viral, volverse famoso o recibir muchos mensajes ('my phone is blowing up'). Ambos usan la metáfora de la explosión pero de formas diferentes. El contexto siempre deja claro el significado.

「blowing up」には2つの異なる意味がある。感情面：怒りの爆発（「he blew up at me＝彼にキレられた」）。人気面：バズる、有名になる、メッセージが大量に届く（「my phone is blowing up＝スマホに通知が殺到している」）。どちらも爆発の比喩だが使い方が違う。文脈で常に意味は明確になる。

'Blowing up'에는 두 가지 뚜렷한 의미가 있다. 감정적: 분노의 폭발('he blew up at me'). 인기: 바이럴되거나, 유명해지거나, 메시지가 쏟아지는 것('my phone is blowing up'). 둘 다 폭발 비유를 사용하지만 방식이 다르다. 문맥으로 항상 의미가 명확해진다.

Examples

He blew up at the restaurant when they got his order wrong three times.
餐厅连续三次上错菜时，他彻底发飙了。
Estalló en el restaurante cuando le equivocaron el pedido tres veces.
レストランで注文を3回間違えられた時、彼はブチ切れた。
레스토랑에서 주문을 세 번이나 틀렸을 때 그는 폭발했다.
My phone was blowing up with texts after I posted that photo.
我发了那张照片之后，手机被消息轰炸了。
Mi móvil no paraba de sonar con mensajes después de publicar esa foto.
あの写真を投稿した後、スマホに通知が殺到した。
그 사진을 올린 후 문자 알림이 폭주했다.
She blew up on social media after that video went viral.
那个视频火了之后，她在社交媒体上一夜爆红。
Se hizo viral en las redes sociales después de que ese vídeo se difundiese como la pólvora.
あの動画がバズった後、彼女はSNSで一気に有名になった。
그 영상이 바이럴된 후 그녀는 SNS에서 대박이 났다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: anger, popularity, notifications, viral content

Tone: explosive, intense

✓ Do Say

He blew up on me.
He blew up on me.（他对我发了一通火。）
He blew up on me. (Me montó un pollo tremendo.)
He blew up on me.（彼にブチ切れられた。）
그가 나한테 폭발했어.
My phone is blowing up.
My phone is blowing up.（我手机被消息轰炸了。）
My phone is blowing up. (Mi teléfono no para de sonar.)
My phone is blowing up.（スマホに通知が殺到してる。）
내 폰에 알림이 폭주하고 있어.

✗ Don't Say

The two meanings are very different — 'she blew up at the party' (anger) vs. 'she blew up on TikTok' (went viral)
两个含义截然不同——'she blew up at the party'（在派对上发飙）vs. 'she blew up on TikTok'（在TikTok上爆红）。
Los dos significados son muy diferentes — 'she blew up at the party' (rabia) vs. 'she blew up on TikTok' (se hizo viral).
2つの意味は全く異なる — 「she blew up at the party」（怒り爆発）と「she blew up on TikTok」（バズった）を混同しないこと。
두 의미는 매우 다르다 — 'she blew up at the party'(화를 냈다) vs. 'she blew up on TikTok'(대박이 났다)

Origin & History

The anger meaning comes from the explosion metaphor — pressure building until it blows. The popularity/phone meaning emerged in the 2000s with cell phones and social media, where 'blowing up' described a phone buzzing constantly with notifications.

Cultural Context

Era: Late 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal