flip one's wig
11flip one's lid or wig — idi+sts flip one s lid or wig, Slang. to lose control of one s temper; rage hysterically …
12flip one's lid — verb To be explosively angry. Syn: blow a gasket, blow ones top, flip ones wig …
13flip — flip1 [flip] vt. flipped, flipping [echoic] 1. to toss or move with a quick jerk; flick [flip the drawer shut] 2. to snap (a coin) into the air with the thumb, as in betting on which side will land uppermost 3. to turn or turn over [to flip pages …
14wig — 1670s, shortened form of PERIWIG (Cf. periwig). Meaning person who wears a wig (professionally) is from 1828. The verb meaning to behave hysterically (usually with out) is attested from 1955, from notion in to flip one s wig. Cf. dash my wig!, a… …
15wig — wigless, adj. wiglike, adj. /wig/, n., v., wigged, wigging. n. 1. an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive. 2. a similar head covering, worn in one s… …
16flip — vb to lose control, either through delight, anger, etc., under the influence of an illicit drug, or during the course of a nerv ous breakdown. Both words spread from American English to world English in the 1960s and derive from the earlier flip… …
17flip out — vb to lose control, either through delight, anger, etc., under the influence of an illicit drug, or during the course of a nerv ous breakdown. Both words spread from American English to world English in the 1960s and derive from the earlier flip… …
18wig out — 1. in. to lose control of oneself; to flip one’s wig. (See also wigged (out).) □ I was afraid I would wig out if I stayed any longer. □ Take it easy, man. Don’t wig out. 2. in. to have a good time at a party, etc. □ …
19flip — flip1 /flip/, v., flipped, flipping, n. v.t. 1. to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, esp. so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin. 2. to move (something) suddenly or jerkily. 3. to… …
20flip — I [[t]flɪp[/t]] v. flipped, flip•ping, 1) to toss, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin[/ex] 2) to move with a sudden stroke or jerk: to flip a switch[/ex] 3) to turn over, esp. with a short …
