Flip One's Wig (Verb)
Meaning
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- She's going to flip her wig when she sees the expensive bills her husband accumulated on the credit card.
- The politician will flip his wig if he finds out the scandal was leaked by one of his own staff members.
- When his favorite sports team lost the championships, he flipped his wig and smashed the TV.
- His boss flipped her wig and walked out of the meeting room after hearing his ridiculous idea.
- Her neighbor flipped her wig and started screaming at her for parking in her spot again.
Synonyms
- Lose One's Temper
- Throw A Fit
- Combust
- Hit The Ceiling
- Blow A Fuse
- Have Kittens
- Go Ballistic
- Flip One's Lid
- Hit The Roof
- Fly Off The Handle
- Have A Fit
- Blow Up
- Blow One's Stack