off the handle

1. see fly off the handle.

Example Sentences

He was estranged from many members of his family, with one saying he would "fly off the handle at anything".

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When the weight becomes too much to bear, as Aniello hinted may happen, Ava flies off the handle and quits, loudly, shrieking at the top of her lungs while barreling through the studio lot’s security gate.

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The goal, she said, is authenticity: “This show is centered around a sprawling Black family that loves and makes mistakes and flies off the handle. They don’t always agree, but the foundation is deep, abiding, eternal love. This family would do anything for each other, and that’s authentic too.”

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It took me longer to grasp just how tired was plumb tired and what really happened when someone flew off the handle.

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Isaac, who did not want his surname to be published, said it was a "daily occurrence" to hear teachers "completely fly off the handle" at pupils, including those as young as 12 and 13.

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