to fly off the handle meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to fly off the handle" idiom? Please give me some examples!

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Idiom Conjugations:

 

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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Flying off the handle is not good for a person's blood pressure.
 

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Idiom Usage:

To fly off the handle can be used formally or informally although it is somewhat informal.
 

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Idiom Scenario 3:

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Idiom Scenario 2:

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A team member and his boss are discussing a report one Monday morning...

Boss: It seems that you are making good progress with the report.
Team member: I expect that the report will be finished by the end of the week.

The boss suddenly erupts into anger.

Boss: The deadline is Wednesday. Why is the report going to be late?
Team member:  No need to fly off the handle.  I'll work overtime and finish by Wednesday.

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Idiom Scenario 1:

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A man was quietly working on his computer one day.  Everything was going well when suddenly the computer shut down. Without warning, the man flew off the handle and instantly became very angry.

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Idiom Definition:

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"to fly off the handle"

to suddenly and unexpectedly become very angry

Synonyms: ballistic, bark, berserk, blow, composure, crack, erupt, flare, flash, freak, fume, haywire, lash, nuts, rail, rant, retort, scream, snarl, snap, storm, temper, vent, yell