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FLY OFF THE HANDLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get very angry and fly into a rage

Example:

Spam makes me go ballistic

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "fly off the handle" is one way to...):

rage (feel intense anger)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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