Fly+off
11To fly off — Fly Fly (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown} (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle[ o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us …
12fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who flies off the handle becomes suddenly very angry. Dad flew off the handle when I told him I had damaged his new car …
13fly off the handle — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
14fly off the handle — lose control, explode in anger, fly into a rage …
15fly off the handle — informal lose one s temper suddenly. → fly …
16fly off the handle — verb to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F on my report card …
17fly off the handle — become angry suddenly, lose your temper After Charlie flew off the handle he apologized for his temper …
18fly off the handle — become angry He really flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal …
19fly 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 …
20fly off the handle — informal to suddenly become extremely angry without a good reason He flies off the handle every time the mail is late …