fly off the handle as a verb: - 1
fly off the handle
verb
1 fly off the handle
Get very angry and fly into a rage.
synonyms: blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, 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 825:
be impatient
etc.
adj.;
not be able to bear
etc.
826;
bear ill,
wince,
chafe,
champ a bit;
be in a stew
etc.
n.;
be out of all patience,
fidget,
fuss,
not have a wink of sleep;
toss on one's pillow.
lose one's temper
etc.
900;
break out,
burst out,
fly out;
go off,
fly off,
fly off at a tangent,
fly off the handle,
lose one's cool [Coll.];
explode,
flare up,
flame up,
fire up,
burst into a flame,
take fire,
fire,
burn;
boil,
boil over;
foam,
fume,
rage,
rave,
rant,
tear;
go wild,
run wild,
run mad,
go into hysterics;
run riot,
run amuck;
battre la campagne [Fr.],
faire le diable a quatre [Fr.],
play the deuce.
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Dutch: een toeval krijgen
Moby thesaurus: be angry, be excitable, bellow, blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow up, catch fire, catch the infection, come apart, excite easily, explode, fire up, flame up, flare up, flash up, flip, fly out, get excited, go into hysterics, have a tantrum, hit the ceiling, rage, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rave, run a temperature, seethe, smolder, storm, take fire, turn a hair ... show more.
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