From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhave a short temper/fusehave a short temper/fuseBAD-TEMPEREDto get angry very easily Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out. → short
Examples from the Corpus
have a short temper/fuse• Girls today sure have short fuses.• Mrs Popple had long been known to have a short temper. 