Definition of 'fly off the handle'

Verb

1. get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
      Synonyms: flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic

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