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fly off the handle

fly off the han·dle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flahy awf, of stressed th ee han-dl]
    • /flaɪ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði ˈhæn dl/
    • /flaɪ ɒf ðə ˈhændl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahy awf, of stressed th ee han-dl]
    • /flaɪ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði ˈhæn dl/

Definitions of fly off the handle words

  • noun fly off the handle a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 1
  • noun fly off the handle that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. 1
  • noun fly off the handle Slang. a person's name, especially the given name. a person's alias, nickname, or code name. a username, as on a social media website: What's your Twitter handle? a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained. 1
  • noun fly off the handle the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing: The track handle for the day was over a million dollars. 1
  • noun fly off the handle the total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like. 1
  • noun fly off the handle hand (def 27). 1
See all 22 definitions of fly off the handle

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Origin of fly off the handle

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (verb) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize), derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Fly off the handle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fly off the handle

fly off the handle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fly off the handle

verb fly off the handle

  • crack up — If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
  • freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
  • hit the ceiling — the overhead interior surface of a room.
  • wig out — an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
  • blow a gasket — to burst out in anger
All 66 Synonyms of fly off the handle

Antonyms for fly off the handle

verb fly off the handle

  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • flatter — to make flat.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
All 8 Antonyms of fly off the handle

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