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What does fly off the handle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fly off the handle? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (colloquial) to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
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Generally, however, in the face of inopportune requests and setbacks one tends to fly off the handle.
When I was a kid, my grandfather would always tell me to put on long pants, or long-sleeved shirts and I would fly off the handle!
To be a captain in the Canadian military you must be a person of strong will and you must be a person who is not one to fly off the handle in the normal sense.
Some days, powerlessness and frustration make them go round in circles or fly off the handle.
For example, I once had a supervisor who would sometimes fly off the handle at the smallest provocation.
A lack of sleep may lead to moodiness, irritability and a tendency to fly off the handle.

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