Flipping your lid In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "flipping your lid", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-06-27 03:06

to fly off the handle , blow one's stack , flip out , have a fit , hit the roof/ceiling , lose one's temper

flip (one's) wig

Flip (one's) lid British informal slang

React to something very strongly, as with anger, excitement, or surprise

As soon as my mom knew that I had passed the university entrance exam, she totally flipped her lid.

His parents will definitely flip their lid once they find out that their son dropped out of school.

The verb "flip" should be conjugated according to its tense.

This slang, with their allusion to losing the top of one's head, dates from the 1930s and 1940s.

The Origin Cited: Internet .

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