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What does fly off the handle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fly off the handle? Here's what it means.

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  1. (colloquial) to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
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For example, I once had a supervisor who would sometimes fly off the handle at the smallest provocation.
Marse Tom, if you would only be a little patient, and not fly off the handle at the least little thing.
He was clearly frustrated and disappointed about what happened in South Africa, but I am not going to fly off the handle about this whole thing.
Some days, powerlessness and frustration make them go round in circles or fly off the handle.
When I was a kid, my grandfather would always tell me to put on long pants, or long-sleeved shirts and I would fly off the handle!
A lack of sleep may lead to moodiness, irritability and a tendency to fly off the handle.

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