flip one's lid
Become extremely angry
To flip one's lid is to lose emotional control—becoming extremely angry, excited, or mentally unhinged.
The image is of a container whose top blows off from internal pressure: When Dad sees this dent in the car, he's going to flip his lid.
The phrase can describe rage, but also wild enthusiasm: The crowd flipped their lids when she walked onstage.
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- freakoutEpisode of losing control
- blowupSudden fit of rage
- eruptionViolent sudden release
explosion · fit · frenzy · paroxysm · conniption · flare-up · storm · scene
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- temperState of mind
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
seething · fuming · irate · incensed · infuriated · apoplectic · wrath · boiling
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
losing it · coming apart · overwrought · distraught · deranged · unraveling · falling apart · nervous breakdown
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
dumbfounded · stunned · incredulity · disbelief · aghast · speechless · startled · floored
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
eruption · explosion · fit · frenzy · paroxysm · conniption · flare-up · storm · scene · tirade
fury
Intense violent anger
enraged · seething · fuming · irate · incensed · infuriated · apoplectic · wrath · boiling · blowup
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
snapping · losing it · coming apart · overwrought · distraught · deranged · unraveling · falling apart · nervous breakdown · going crazy
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
thunderstruck · dumbfounded · stunned · incredulity · disbelief · aghast · speechless · startled · floored · blown away
flip one's lidkeep one's cool
Maintain emotional control
stay calm · keep it together · keep one's head · keep cool · hold it together
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