flip one's lid

idiom

informal
: to become crazy or very angry
His mother flipped her lid when she saw what a mess he'd made.

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“Flip one's lid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20one%27s%20lid. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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