fly-off-the-handle

Verb

(third-person singular simple present flies off the handle, present participle flying off the handle, simple past and past participle flew off the handle)

(idiomatic) 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.

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