Idiom
Flying off the handle
Meaning
Suddenly become very angry
Origin
Imagine an 18-century axe! They look very simple, although a lot of them were poorly made in the past. Oftentimes, it was a problem that the head of the axe would come and fly off its handle.
Imagine an 18-century axe! They look very simple, although a lot of them were poorly made in the past. Oftentimes, it was a problem that the head of the axe would come and fly off its handle.Examples
Mary is a very impatient person – if you arrive 5 minutes late to the party, she will fly off the handle.
Yesterday, I didn’t bring my homework to school. The teacher flew off the handle; it was crazy!
My dad can fly off the handle when you don’t do any housework.
