flip one’s 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.

flip one’s lid

verb

See flip one’s wig

词组	flip one’s lid
释义	flip one’s 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 verb See flip one’s wig See also: flip, lid McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions 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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