to fly off the handle
1fly off the handle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle./ Syn.: LOSE ONE S TEMPER …
2fly off the handle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle./ Syn.: LOSE ONE S TEMPER …
3fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry …
4fly off the handle — ► fly off the handle informal lose one s temper suddenly. Main Entry: ↑fly …
5fly off the handle — 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 • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ …
6fly\ off\ the\ handle — v. phr. informal To become very angry. John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake. The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle. Syn.: lose one s temper …
7fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who flies off the handle becomes suddenly very angry. Dad flew off the handle when I told him I had damaged his new car …
8fly off the handle — become angry He really flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal …
9fly off the handle — verb to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F on my report card …
10fly off the handle — informal to react in a very angry way to something someone says or does. He really flew off the handle when I suggested selling the house …
