flip one's lid — to become very angry or excited; to lose one's temper completely
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to become very angry or excited; to lose one's temper completely
Pronunciation (IPA): /flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
Example Sentences
- Dad will flip his lid when he finds out I crashed his car into a donut shop.
- The teacher flipped her lid when she discovered students had replaced all the textbooks with comic books.
- Don't flip your lid over small mistakes - everyone makes them.
flip one's lid
NOUN[/flɪp wʌnz lɪd/]
to become very angry or excited; to lose one's temper completely
💡 Concept
When he saw the dent on his new car, he completely flipped his lid.
🎵 Rhyme
When papers slip from his grip, he flips his lid!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
slipgriptripskip
slip
grip
trip
skip
🔗Collocations
completely flip one's lid
flip one's lid over something
about to flip one's lid
flip one's lid at someone
never flip one's lid
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Dad will flip his lid when he finds out I crashed his car into a donut shop.”
😄 Fun example
“The teacher flipped her lid when she discovered students had replaced all the textbooks with comic books.”
“Don't flip your lid over small mistakes - everyone makes them.”
“My boss flipped his lid when he saw the quarterly budget report.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
blow one's toplose one's tempergo ballistichit the roofsee red
Antonyms
keep coolstay calmremain composed
Related
flip outfreak outblow uplose itgo crazy
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