to fly off the handle
41handle — n. part grasped by the hand 1) (BE) a starting handle misc. (colloq.) 2) to fly off the handle ( to lose one s temper ); to get a handle on smt. ( to comprehend smt. ) * * * [ hændl] to get a handle on smt. ( to comprehend smt. ) [ part grasped… …
42handle — [[t]hæ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ handles, handling, handled 1) N COUNT A handle is a small round object or a lever that is attached to a door and is used for opening and closing it. I turned the handle and found the door was open. 2) N COUNT A handle is the …
43handle — 1 verb 1 DEAL WITH STH (T) a) to deal with a difficult situation or problem: She couldn t handle the pressures of her new job. b) to deal with something by doing what is necessary: My secretary will handle all the details.. 2 DEAL WITH SB to deal …
44handle — handleable, adj. handleability, n. handleless, adj. /han dl/, n., v., handled, handling. n. 1. a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 2. that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a …
45handle — {{11}}handle (n.) O.E. handle, formed from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) with instrumental suffix le indicating a tool in the way THIMBLE (Cf. thimble) was formed from thumb. The slang sense of nickname is first recorded 1870, originally U.S., from… …
46handle — han|dle1 W2S2 [ˈhændl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do work)¦ 2¦(deal with a situation)¦ 3¦(deal with a person)¦ 4¦(not become upset)¦ 5¦(hold)¦ 6¦(control a vehicle)¦ 7¦(move goods)¦ 8¦(buy/sell goods)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …
47fly — I UK [flaɪ] / US verb Word forms fly : present tense I/you/we/they fly he/she/it flies present participle flying past tense flew UK [fluː] / US [flu] past participle flown UK [fləʊn] / US [floʊn] *** 1) [intransitive] to travel by plane Sometimes …
48fly — I [[t]flaɪ[/t]] v. flew, for11, 19, flied, flown, fly•ing, 1) to move through the air using wings 2) to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency 3) to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze[/ex] 4) aer.… …
49fly — {{11}}fly (adj.) slang, clever, alert, wide awake, late 18c., perhaps from FLY (Cf. fly) (n.) on the notion of the insect being hard to catch. Other theories, however, trace it to fledge or flash. Slang use in 1990s might be a revival or a… …
50handle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shaft, hilt, grip, knob; slang, name (see nomenclature). v. manipulate, use, wield; direct, control, manage; feel, paw, touch; operate, direct, conduct; deal in, trade. See direction, sale, conduct.… …
