flip one's lid

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper. idiomatic,informal
    — Wait, you'll see. Three hours on a night like this is enough to make you flip your lid.

词形变化

flips one's lid present,singular,third-person flipping one's lid participle,present flipped one's lid participle,past flipped one's lid past flip the lid alternative

词源

Originally an Americanism; from the analogy of a boiling pot explosively popping off its lid due to built-up internal pressure.
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