Phrase guide
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verb
To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: hit the ceiling, go ballistic, blow one's top, flip out, go ape, go apeshit, lose it, lose one's rag, pop one's cork
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, the, roof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
get very angry and fly into a rage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rage
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
