flip one's lid

flip one's lid
flip one's wig & flip one's lid
Sl. to suddenly become angry, crazy, or enthusiastic. •

Whenever anyone mentions taxes, Mr. Jones absolutely flips his wig.

Stop whistling. You're going to make me flip my lid.

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also[flip one's wig] {slang} 1. To lose one's temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought he had flipped his lid./ 3. To become unreasonably enthusiastic. * /She flipped her lid over a hat she saw in the store window./ * /He's flipped his lid over that new actress./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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