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fly into a rage; fly into the face of danger; fly off; fly off the handle; fly off with; fly out; fly out of; fly over; fly past; fly the coop; fly the flag; fly the nest; fly to; fly up to; fly-by-night; Go chase yourself!; Go fly a kite!;
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Fly off the handle - English Idiom Definition ... Idiom Definitions for 'Fly off the handle' ... View examples in Google: Fly off the handle...
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This is an American phrase and it alludes to the uncontrolled way a loose axe-head flies off from its handle. It is first found in print in Thomas C. Haliburton's The Attaché; or, Sam Slick in England, 1843/4: ... Phrases, Sayings and Idioms Home > Phrase Dictionary - Meanings and Origins > Fly off the handle...
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; Pie in the Sky; Of course, this means to search for the impossible dream but it originated in the early 1900's. A famous labor organizer named Joe Hill was extremely critical of the clergy's treatment of slaves. That's a lie! ... Submit an Idiom...
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Use fly off the handle in a Sentence ... See web results for fly off the handle ... fly off the handle, Informal. to become very agitated or angry, esp. without warning or adequate reason: I can't imagine why he flew off the handle like that.
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VOICE: (DON): The first idiom is "Fly Off the Handle," "Fly Off the Handle." ... VOICE : (DON) Mr. White is okay except for one thing: He has a very hot temper. All of a sudden he’ll fly off the handle and start yelling at you before you know what he is so mad about.
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Any insect of the order Diptera. A fly has a single pair of wings, antennae, and compound eyes; the hind wings have become modified into knoblike projections (halteres) used to maintain equilibrium in flight. There are over 90,000 species. ... (redirected from flew off the handle)
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Gail Collins: Dear Professor Brooks, “they don’t fly off the handle. They live there.” That line alone is going to get me through at least another 10 days. And from now on whenever I see a campaign getting bent out of shape over a non-issue, I will internally note that once again, somebody is living off the handle.
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"Fly Off The Handle" (become angry and start yelling; lose one's temper...) GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as fly off the handle. ... ; GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms; Today's Idiom = "Fly Off The Handle" ;
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