fly off the handle

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Definitions

Verb

get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"

Synonyms

blow a fuse blow one''s stack blow up combust flip one''s lid flip one''s wig go ballistic have a fit have kittens hit the ceiling hit the roof lose one''s temper throw a fit

More General Terms

rage