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flew off the handle
phrase
past tense of fly off the handle
Synonyms & Antonyms of flew off the handle
to become very angry
- The manager flew off the handle when another customer complaint was called in.
Synonyms for flew off the handle
- blew up,
- flared (up),
- flipped (out)
- [slang]
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“Flew off the handle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flew%20off%20the%20handle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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