Fly off the handle | What does this idiom mean?

fly off the handle significa “perder as estribeiras, perder o controle, perder a cabeça, perder a paciência”. Agora que já sabemos o significado, vamos praticar com as sentenças e o áudio.

fly off the handle > to suddenly get very angry, lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly, to become uncontrollably angry without a good reason.

Pratique com as sentenças e o áudio logo abaixo:

My brother flew off the handle when I told him I had crashed the car.
My aunt flies off the handle at the slightest thing.
You have to be very careful because the boss flies off the handle very easily.
It’s a shame the candidate allowed himself to fly off the handle like that during the debate.
I know your sister is upset, but there’s no point flying off the handle like that.
Every time anyone mentions taxes, my father flies off the handle.
If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she’ll have a heart attack.
When I finally decided to speak to him, he flew off the handle and shouted at me.
My nephew flew off the handle when the train was canceled.
This issue is personal for me – that’s why I’m flying off the handle.
There are still moments when they fly off the handle, but for the most part they understand that they are safe here.
I took a deep breath and tried not to fly off the handle.
I became incredibly moody, flying off the handle at the least provocation.
I’m sorry if it seems like I’m flying off the handle, but I’m just a bit disturbed and upset right now.