fly off the handle
idiom
informal
: to lose control of one's emotions : to become very angry
He tends to fly off the handle when people disagree with him.
fly off the handle
phrase
as in anger
to become very angry The manager flew off the handle when another customer complaint was called in. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- anger
- snarl
- hit the roof
- blow up
- fly into a rage
- forget oneself
- snap
- hit the ceiling
- blow one's top
- have a fit
- go ballistic
- blow one's stack
- blow a gasket
- flip (out)
- glare
- explode
- tee off
- lose one's temper
- storm
- lose one's cool
- blow one's cool
- flare (up)
- steam
- flash
- rage
- rant
- sputter
- warm
- fulminate
- foam
- rave
- bristle
- vituperate
- vent
- burst
- glower
- sizzle
- smolder
- fume
- flare (out)
- burn
- seethe
- smoulder
- inflame
- madden
- enflame
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- calm (down)
- cool (off or down)
- quiet (down)
- simmer down
- relax
- chill out
- hush
- overcrossing
- overcrossings
- overcrow
- overcrowd
- overcrowded
- overcrowding
- overcrowdings
- overcrowds
- overcrust
- overcultivated
- overcultivateed
- overcultivateing
- overcultivates
- overcultivating
- overcultivation
- overcultivations
- overcup oak
- overcure
- overcured
- overcures
- overcuring
- overcurious
- overcuriously
- overcuriousness
- overcurrent