- flip your lid
- informal
to become so angry that you lose control
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flip your lid
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flip your lid — informal phrase to become so angry that you lose control Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: flip * * * flip your lid (also chiefly US flip your wig) informal … Useful english dictionary
flip your lid — flip (your) lid 1. to become crazy. I thought he d finally flipped his lid when he bought that old helicopter. 2. to suddenly become very angry. She ll flip her lid when she finds out what s been going on … New idioms dictionary
flip your lid — become angry, blow your stack If you get another speeding ticket, Dad will flip his lid … English idioms
flip your lid — to lose your senses The lid is slang for the head: ... you suddenly decide to answer questions today? And from the press? You must have flipped your lid. (Lynn and Jay, 1989) It describes temporary rather than permanent derangement … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
flip lid — flip (your) lid 1. to become crazy. I thought he d finally flipped his lid when he bought that old helicopter. 2. to suddenly become very angry. She ll flip her lid when she finds out what s been going on … New idioms dictionary
flip — flip1 [flıp] v past tense and past participle flipped present participle flipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(turn in the air)¦ 3¦(angry)¦ 4¦(turn a switch)¦ 5¦(turn pages)¦ 6 flip your lid Phrasal verbs flip somebody<=>off … Dictionary of contemporary English
flip — flip1 [ flıp ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to turn over quickly, or make something turn over: The car flipped as it rounded the final curve. You re supposed to flip a new mattress regularly. Just six months ago, she was flipping… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flip — I UK [flɪp] / US verb Word forms flip : present tense I/you/we/they flip he/she/it flips present participle flipping past tense flipped past participle flipped 1) flip or ˌflip oˈver [intransitive/transitive] to turn over quickly, or to make… … English dictionary
flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought … Dictionary of American idioms
flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought … Dictionary of American idioms
