Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flip one's lid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: flip one's lid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Wait, you'll see. Three hours on a night like this is enough to make you flip your lid."
"Drag him out your window / Dragging out the dead / Singing "I miss you" / Snakes and ladders / Flip the lid"
"His parents flipped their lids when the two lovebugs got hitched. Jonnie couldn't stand the fact that her beautiful young son, gone so long over seas, had now tangled up with an older woman, and even worse, an older divorced woman […]"

Etymology

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

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

flips one's lid (present, singular) flipping one's lid (participle, present) flipped one's lid (participle, past) flipped one's lid (past) flip the lid (alternative)

Phrases

put a lid on

Frequently Paired Words

put a lid on

Synonyms

flip out flip one's wig blow one's top blow a gasket blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack

Questions

What does flip one's lid mean?: To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper.
Where does flip one's lid come from?: 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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