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fly off the handle

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

get very angry and fly into a rage

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
blow up
pasttense
flied off the handle
presentparticiple
flying off the handle
thirdpersonsingular
flies off the handle
pastparticiple
flied off the handle