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Definition |
lose control of one's emotions |
Examples |
1) Seeing her vase broken, she flipped her lid
and started yelling at me. 2) Bob flipped his
lid when someone had accidentally scratched his car. |
Etymology |
The term originated in the mid-1900s,
and it's derived from the action of a container's lid flipping open,
symbolizing losing control or becoming emotionally agitated. |
Synonyms |
burst out, burn up |
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