Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go off the handle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
go of-f the han-dle
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes off the handle (present, singular) going off the handle (participle, present) went off the handle (past) gone off the handle (participle, past)

Questions

What does go off the handle mean?
To die.

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