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192 Flip one's lid

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192 Flip one’s lid

(PW) get angry, go crazy, become very excited

He flipped his lid when he found out his son stole some candy from the store.

 

(free) 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"

 

(your)

Also, flip one's wig; flip out. React very strongly or wildly, as with anger, surprise, or excitement; also, go crazy. For example, I'm going to flip my lid if he doesn't show up, or She really flipped out when she realized that she had won first prize, or I think Rob has flipped his wig. These slangy expressions, with their allusion to losing the top of one's head, date from the 1930s and 1940s.

 

(GoEnglish)

become very upset and explode in anger; become crazy ...

 

(Wikitionary)

To be explosively angry

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