flip lid

flip (one's) lid

1. To react to something with strong emotion. The reaction can be to something positive or negative. I had to talk to Mr. Myers about the botched report today, and boy, did he flip his lid. I knew Aunt June would be excited to hear I'm getting married, but she totally flipped her lid!
2. To go insane. Used humorously. Everyone thought I'd flipped my lid when I quit my lucrative marketing job and moved to India.
See also: flip, lid
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flip (one's) lid

Slang
1. To react strongly, as with anger or enthusiasm.
2. To go crazy.
See also: flip, lid
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

flip one's lid, to

To lose one’s temper, or to become very excited. An American slang expression dating from the twentieth century, it implies the metaphor of a pot boiling over and pushing off its cover. It appeared in 1951 in the New York Times Book Review: “The funniest book of the lot is enough to make a reader ‘flip’ or ‘flip his lid.’” The closely related flip one’s wig needs no explanation.
See also: flip
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • all for the best
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a ghost at the feast
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • a thing of the past
  • a slew of (something)
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The flip lid is a bit of a hindrance, but being able to see through it to the data is a thoughtful touch.
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Unlike the Palm i705, it has a full color screen, 16 MB memory and a protective flip lid. It also features a built-in mini-keyboard, designed as an alternative to Palm's touch-screen graffiti display.
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It lacks the hard-cover flip lid that comes standard with higher-end Jornada models, though it is available as an add-on accessory.
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