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fly off the handle
fly 1 F0210500 (flī)v. flew (flo͞o), flown (flōn), fly·ing, flies (flīz) v.intr.1. To engage in flight, especially:a. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.b. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas.c. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.2. a. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground.b. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead.3. To move or be sent through the air with great speed: bullets flying in every direction; a plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.4. a. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall.b. To be communicated to many people: Rumors are flying about their breakup.c. To flee; escape.d. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.5. To pass by swiftly: a vacation flying by.6. To be dissipated; vanish: All his money has flown.7. past tense and past participle flied (flīd) Baseball To hit a fly ball.8. a. To shatter or explode: The dropped plate flew into pieces.b. To become suddenly emotional, especially angry: The driver flew into a rage.9. Informal To gain acceptance or approval; go over: "However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly" (New York Times).v.tr.1. a. To cause to fly or float in the air: fly a kite; fly a flag.b. Nautical To operate under (a particular flag): a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.2. a. To pilot (an aircraft or spacecraft).b. To carry or transport in an aircraft or spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.c. To pass over or through in flight: flew the coastal route in record time.d. To perform in a spacecraft or aircraft: flew six missions into space.3. a. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.b. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.n. pl. flies 1. The act of flying; flight.2. a. The opening, or the fastening that closes this opening, on the front of a pair of pants.b. The flap of cloth that covers this opening.3. A piece of protective fabric secured over a tent and often extended over the entrance.4. A flyleaf.5. Baseball A fly ball.6. Sports In swimming, butterfly.7. a. The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.b. The outer edge of a flag.8. A flywheel.9. flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets.10. Chiefly British A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.Phrasal Verb: fly at To attack fiercely; assault: The dogs flew at each other's throats.Idioms: fly high To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born. fly off the handle Informal To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled. let fly1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics. on the fly1. In a hurry or between pressing activities: took lunch on the fly.2. While moving: The outfielder caught the ball on the fly.3. In the air; in flight: The ball carried 500 feet on the fly.4. While activity is ongoing: A coach can change players on the fly in hockey. This computer program compiles on the fly when a script is executed.
[Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fly′a·ble adj.
fly 2 F0210500 (flī)n. pl. flies 1. a. Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.b. Any of various other flying insects, such as a caddisfly.2. A fishing lure simulating something a fish eats, such as a mayfly or a minnow, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.Idiom: fly in the ointment A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback.
[Middle English flie, from Old English flēoge; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fly 3 F0210500 (flī)adj.1. Chiefly British Mentally alert; sharp.2. Slang Fashionable; stylish.
[Probably from fly.]fly off the handleTo suddenly become very angry; from a frontiersman’s anger when the head of a poorly-made ax came off while he was attempting to swing it.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | fly off the handle - 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"flip one's lid, flip one's wig, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combustrage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!" |
Translationsfly2 (flai) – past tense flew (fluː) : past participle flown (floun) – verb1. to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane. The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea. 駕駛飛機 驾驶飞机2. to run away (from). He flew (the country). 逃出 逃出3. (of time) to pass quickly. The days flew past. 飛逝 飞逝ˈflyer, ˈflier noun1. a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one. 飛行員 飞行员2. a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc. handing out flyers to passers-by. (廣告)傳單 （广告）传单 flying saucer a strange flying object thought possibly to come from another planet. 飛碟 飞碟flying visit a very short, often unexpected, visit. She paid her mother a flying visit. 倉促訪問 仓促访问frequent flyer/flier noun a passenger who flies frequently in the same airline and receives bonuses accordingly. 頻繁搭飛機者 频繁乘飞机者ˈflyleaf noun a blank page at the beginning or end of a book. 空白頁 空白页ˈflyover noun a road etc which is built up so as to cross above another. a flyover across the motorway. 天橋 立交桥fly in the face of to oppose or defy; to treat with contempt. He flew in the face of danger. 公然反抗 公然反抗fly into suddenly to get into (a rage, a temper etc). 突然發作 突然发作fly off the handle to lose one's temper. 發脾氣 发脾气get off to a flying start to have a very successful beginning. Our new shop has got off to a flying start. 開市大吉 开市大吉let fly (often with at) to throw, shoot or send out violently. He let fly (an arrow) at the target. 射出 射出send (someone/something) flying to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards. She hit him and sent him flying. 將某人擊倒 将某人击倒fly off the handle
fly off the handleTo become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. It's a shame the candidate allowed himself to fly off the handle like that during the debate, since it undermines a lot of the really solid arguments he'd been making up to that point. I know you're upset, but there's no point flying off the handle like that. It was just an honest mistake.See also: fly, handle, offfly off the handleFig. to lose one's temper. Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle. If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she'll have a heart attack.See also: fly, handle, offfly off the handleLose one's temper, as in Tom flies off the handle at the slightest setback. This metaphoric expression alludes to the loosened head of a hammer flying off after a blow. [Early 1800s] See also: fly, handle, offfly off the handle INFORMALIf you fly off the handle, you suddenly become very angry. When I finally managed to speak to him, he flew off the handle and shouted down the phone. Note: The reference here is to an axe head which has become loose, and so when someone swings the axe, the axe head flies off. See also: fly, handle, offfly off the handle lose your temper suddenly and unexpectedly. informal This expression uses the image of a loose head of an axe flying off its handle while the axe is being swung.See also: fly, handle, offfly off the ˈhandle (informal) suddenly become very angry: There’s no need to fly off the handle!See also: fly, handle, off fly off the handle Informal To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.See also: fly, handle, offfly off the handle, toTo lose one’s temper. The analogy here is to a loosened hammer head that comes off after it has struck a blow. The term is American in origin and dates from the early nineteenth century. “He flies right off the handle for nothing,” wrote Thomas Haliburton (Sam Slick in England, 1843).See also: fly, offfly off the handleTo lose one's temper. The image is one of speed, as rapidly as an axe head parting company from the handle during a down stroke. The phrase is credited to the 19th-century humorist Thomas Haliburton.See also: fly, handle, offEncyclopediaSeeflyAcronymsSeeFOTHfly off the handle
Related to fly off the handle: on cloud nine, dropping like fliesSynonyms for fly off the handleverb get very angry and fly into a rageSynonyms- flip one's lid
- flip one's wig
- go ballistic
- have a fit
- have kittens
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- lose one's temper
- throw a fit
- blow a fuse
- blow one's stack
- blow up
- combust
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