Get very angry and fly into a rage.
synonyms: blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, 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 ... show more.
Roget 173:
be violent
etc.
adj.;
run high;
ferment,
effervesce;
romp,
rampage,
go on a rampage;
run wild,
run amuck,
run riot;
break the peace;
rush,
tear;
rush headlong,
rush foremost;
raise a storm,
make a riot;
rough house [Slang];
riot,
storm;
wreak,
bear down,
ride roughshod,
out Herod,
Herod;
spread like wildfire
(person).
[shout or act in anger at something],
explode,
make a row,
kick up a row;
boil,
boil over;
fume,
foam,
come on like a lion,
bluster,
rage,
roar,
fly off the handle,
go bananas,
go ape,
blow one's top,
blow one's cool,
flip one's lid,
hit the ceiling,
hit the roof;
fly into a rage
(anger)
900.
break out,
fly out,
burst out;
bounce,
explode,
go off,
displode†,
fly,
detonate,
thunder,
blow up,
crump†,
flash,
flare,
burst;
shock,
strain;
break open,
force open,
prize open.
render violent
etc.
adj.;
sharpen,
stir up,
quicken,
excite,
incite,
annoy,
urge,
lash,
stimulate,
turn on;
irritate,
inflame,
kindle,
suscitate†,
foment;
accelerate,
aggravate,
exasperate,
exacerbate,
convulse,
infuriate,
madden,
lash into fury;
fan the flame;
add fuel to the flame,
pour oil on the fire,
oleum addere camino [Lat.].
explode;
let fly,
fly off;
discharge,
detonate,
set off,
detonize†,
fulminate.
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Roget 503:
be insane
etc.
adj..
become insane
etc.
adj.;
lose one's senses,
lose one's reason,
lose one's faculties,
lose one's wits;
go mad,
run mad,
lose one's marbles [Coll.],
go crazy,
go bonkers [Coll.],
flip one's wig [Coll.],
flip one's lid [Coll.],
flip out [Coll.],
flip one's bush [Coll.].
rave,
dote,
ramble,
wander;
drivel
etc.
(be imbecile)
499;
have a screw loose
etc.
n.,
have a devil;
avoir le diable au corps [Fr.];
lose one's head
etc.
(be uncertain)
475.
render mad,
drive mad
etc.
adj.;
madden,
dementate†,
addle the wits,
addle the brain,
derange the head,
infatuate,
befool†;
turn the brain,
turn one's head;
drive one nuts [Coll.].
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Dutch: een toeval krijgen