flip out

1. (intransitive, slang)To become very angry or upset.

   When I failed the test, I flipped out.

   ausflippen, ausrasten

2. (intransitive, slang)To become overly excited, joyous or delighted.

   The audience flipped out when he played his hit songs.

   react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

1. Tom flipped out completely.

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2. Tom started flipping out.

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3. I told Tom you'd flip out.

   deIch habe Tom ja gesagt, dass du ausflippen würdest.

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4. She flipped out on her friend.

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5. She flipped out at hearing the news.

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irregular

• flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
• flip outTo become very angry or upset.
• flip overTo turn upside down.
• flip throughSynonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).