fly off the handle

(verb) to become angry very quickly

Example Sentence:

The teacher always flies off the handle if his students talk in class.

If you keep flying off the handle about unimportant things, you won’t have any more friends.

My mom flew off the handle when she caught me smoking Marijuana.

Similar idioms:

1. handle
2. handle (2)
3. beside oneself
4. fly off on a tangent
5. the pot calling the kettle black
6. pass something with flying colours
7. in hot water
8. speed off
9. blow one’s lid
10. bring up
11. catch on
12. get through to