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fly off the handle |
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fly off the handle
Fig. to lose one's temper. Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle. If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she'll have a heart attack. fly off the handle (informal) to react in a very angry way to something someone says or does He really flew off the handle when I suggested selling the house. fly off the handle to get very angry fly into a rage When we make mistakes, he brings it to our attention, but he doesn't fly off the handle like he used to. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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