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fly off the handle
- To become suddenly enraged: “When Jack's father found out about the car, he really flew off the handle.â€
Idioms and Phrases
Lose one's temper, as in Tom flies off the handle at the slightest setback . This metaphoric expression alludes to the loosened head of a hammer flying off after a blow. [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
It took me longer to grasp just how tired was plumb tired and what really happened when someone flew off the handle.
Isaac, who did not want his surname to be published, said it was a "daily occurrence" to hear teachers "completely fly off the handle" at pupils, including those as young as 12 and 13.
The steady stream of Republican politicians showing up at the trial also appears to be a strategy for keeping Trump from flying off the handle in court.
Edmonds police received a tip about a possible suspect who matched the description, took that route to work and reportedly had “an anger problem where he could fly off the handle at any moment.â€
According to the New Yorker, Bourdain then flew off the handle about how he was disgusted, having traveled in Southeast Asia, to see Kissinger embraced by the “power-lunch crowd.â€
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