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fly off the handle

verb

Definitions

  1. To become very angry or enraged

    To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.

    • My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F grade on my report card.
    • But he added: “Look, it happens to everybody. I’ve flown off the handle way worse than Elon Musk did in the last 24 hours.”

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