flip one's wig
flip one's wig · flips one's wig · flipped one's wig · flipping one's wig
To become very angryTo become very angry.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)To become very angry.
get very angry and fly into a rage
(idiomatic, informal)To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.
Origin
A variation of flip one's lid.A variation of flip one's lid.
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Forms
flips one's wig, flipping one's wig, flipped one's wig, flipped one's wig| Base form | flip one's wig · to flip one's wig |
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| 3rd person singular | flips one's wig |
| Present participle | flipping one's wig |
| Past simple | flipped one's wig |
| Past participle | flipped one's wig |
irregular
Synonyms
21 synonymsblow one's wigflip one's lidflip outlose one's temperblow one's topblow a gasketgo bananasgo nutsgo apego off the deep end
Close in meaning
- get very angry and fly into a rage:flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhit the ceilinghave kittenshave a fitcombust
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle