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I see people having fits because their coffee is too hot or their baked potato is too cold, or some random something is imperfect and somebody can be blamed for it. These people can fly off the handle and nobody says, 'Too much beef will do that to a person.' If it's a vegan: a clear case of alfalfa sprout poisoning.
Victoria Moran

Meaning of "fly off the handle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLY OFF THE HANDLE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLY OFF THE HANDLE

fly front
fly hack
fly half
fly high
fly in amber
fly in the face of
fly in the ointment
fly kick
fly killer
fly net
fly on the wall
fly orchid
fly press
Fly River
fly rod
fly sheet
fly spray
fly swat
fly swatter
fly the coop

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY OFF THE HANDLE

bell, book, and candle
candle
crank handle
dandle
dead man´s handle
door handle
foot-candle
handle
kindle
manhandle
mishandle
not worth the candle
outhandle
panhandle
Roman candle
standard candle
starting handle
stickhandle
tallow candle
votive candle
wandle

Synonyms and antonyms of fly off the handle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLY OFF THE HANDLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fly off the handle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fly off the handle

Translation of «fly off the handle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLY OFF THE HANDLE

Find out the translation of fly off the handle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fly off the handle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fly off the handle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耐不住
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perder los estribos
570 millions of speakers

English

fly off the handle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभाल उड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تطير المقبض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

срываться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perder as estribeiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চটে উঠা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´emporter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang dari pegangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufbrausen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンドルを飛んで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핸들을 날아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fly off the handle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giử chặt không bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைப்பிடி பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हँडल बंद उडता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sapı uçurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volare via la maniglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odlecieć uchwyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зриватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbura de pe mâner
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετάξει από τη λαβή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losgaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flyga bort handtaget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fly av håndtaket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fly off the handle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY OFF THE HANDLE»

The term «fly off the handle» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fly off the handle

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3 QUOTES WITH «FLY OFF THE HANDLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fly off the handle.
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Mike Ditka
What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.
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Brian Molko
I used to fly off the handle in everyday life, but I'm a little calmer now.
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Victoria Moran
I see people having fits because their coffee is too hot or their baked potato is too cold, or some random something is imperfect and somebody can be blamed for it. These people can fly off the handle and nobody says, 'Too much beef will do that to a person.' If it's a vegan: a clear case of alfalfa sprout poisoning.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY OFF THE HANDLE»

Discover the use of fly off the handle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fly off the handle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly--Off the Handle: A ...
Whether you are a frequent flyer or novice flyer, you will be educated and entertained by insider's narration of airline tales and humor.
JoAnn Kuzma Deveny, 2003
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Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the ...
The past tenses of FLY [out to center] and FLY [off the handle] are determined by their distances from the central meaning of FLY [airborne movement]. Subjects preferred FLEW [off the handle] because it is closer to the central meaning of FLY , ...
‎1993
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
said of a delicate situation or sensitive issue: Never mind the details—which neither the Governor's office nor anyone else is willing to share just yet— this is a real hair in the butter. fly off the handle • go off the handle fly off the handle—(coll. ) ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2010
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
(p. 192) 1843 "The critter'U go right the handle when he sees me." (p. 200) Slick, Jonathan [pseud. of Ann S. Stephens]. High Life in New York. 1843. New York: Bunce and Brother, 1854. 1912 "it will be a human man who can fly off the handle .
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
fly off v.1 [20C+] (US) to suffer from diarrhoea. fly off v.2 see FLY OFF (THE HANDLE) v. fly off at the deep end r. (also go off (at) the deep end) [1910s+] 1 to lose control, to become extremely angry or depressed, to show any extreme of emotion ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Fla to Hyps
TO FLY LOW, verb. phr. (colloquial). — To make as little of oneself as possible ; to sing small ((/. v. ) ; and (among thieves) to keep out of the way when wanted ( q.v.). TO FLY OFF THE HANDLE, verb. phr. (American pioneer). — To lose temper ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1893
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An American Glossary
Fly off the handle. To go off in a great rage ; sometimes, to die. 1825 Yah ! how [ the Indians] pulled foot, when they seed us comin'. Most off the handle, some of the tribe, I guess. — John Neal, ' Brother Jonathan,' i. 107 1833 Ant Keziah was in  ...
Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912
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Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite ...
Throughout the nineteenth century, fly off the handle was considered countrified speech and was usually represented that way, as in this quote from the March 16, 1844, Spirit of Times: “Oh, don't fly off'n the handle that way.” A similar example ...
Rosemarie Ostler
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
flip one's lead fly off the handle lord! □ / have got courage enough to throw it in his face. flip one's lead 1. humb kontrollin □ When that pushy salesman came back, Mom really flipped her lead. 2. luaj mendsh. humb fiqirin □ When he offered ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
said of a delicate situation or sensitive issue: Never mind the details - which neither the Governor's office nor anyone else is willing to share just yet - this is a real hair in the butter. fly off the handle go off the handle fly off the handle (coll) get ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY OFF THE HANDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fly off the handle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mark Cuban In Twitter War With ESPN - The Inquisitr
Mark Cuban, who is known to fly off the handle, tweeted in response, calling Broussard out, saying “that's the dumbest s**t I've ever heard. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Curve Ball: A cunning plan to jinx Jim's army
STEP 5: Tell your manager to fly off the handle about his under-performing leaders in a local radio rant. Now everyone is sure you're a beaten ... «Herald, Jul 15»
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Pierzynski has been all production, not disruption | Atlanta Braves blog
Pierzynski in the past was known to fly off the handle and get in the faces of teammates, or say something to make them want to get in his face. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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How The Dairy became a cult hit
“I will occasionally fly off the handle during service. If Sarah is there it's a good thing, as she is very calm in any situation. She is a pacifying ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Roy Hodnett's greatest success — his love story
I was young when we got married and I used to fly off the handle about all sorts of things. He'd do one of two things — he'd take his paper and ... «Brunswick News, Jul 15»
6
Area Iraq veteran struggles to get VA appointment
On top of that, Dorsey said he'd fly off the handle for no reason at all, often directing anger at the people he loved. “I talked with my fiance about ... «Barrow County News, Jul 15»
7
Big Samoa welcome for All Blacks
"If we don't control the aggression the game can fly off the handle." Hansen was concerned about the impact of the extreme island heat on his ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Reason: Why Jimmy Graham is my sporting hero
When I was about to fly off the handle at some official clown, I would ring him and he would give me some quiet advice. I rated him so highly.". «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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(Rugby Union) Samoa play good host to All Blacks before bruiser
“If we don't control the aggression the game can fly off the handle.'' Hansen was concerned about the impact of the extreme island heat on his ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
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Mountains to Molehills: Appalling
Moral of the story: If you are full of baloney, don't fly off the handle. DEAD SILENCE: John Albree of Columbus shares a chuckle making the ... «BlueRidgeNow.com, Jul 15»

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