| 单词 | fly off the handle |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with fly off the handlefly off the handle Lose one's temper, as in Tom flies off the handle at the slightest setback. This metaphoric expression alludes to the loosened head of a hammer flying off after a blow. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. fly off the handleSEE SYNONYMS FOR fly off the handle ON THESAURUS.COM To become suddenly enraged: “When Jack's father found out about the car, he really flew off the handle.” Words nearby fly off the handlefly line, flyman, fly net, Flynn, flyoff, fly off the handle, fly on the wall, fly orchid, flyover, flypaper, flypast The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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