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flown off the handle

flown off the handle is the past participle of fly off the handle.

Meaning of fly off the handle

Verb

fly off the handle (third-person singular simple present flies off the handle, present participle flying off the handle, simple past flew off the handle, past participle flown off the handle)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
    • My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F grade on my report card.

Questions about flown off the handle

What is flown off the handle the past participle of?
Flown off the handle is the past participle of fly off the handle.

Words near flown off the handle in the dictionary

  1. flown into
  2. flown like a bird
  3. flown low
  4. flown off
  5. flown off at a tangent
  6. flown off the handle
  7. flown off the shelves
  8. flown out
  9. flown out of the traps
  10. flown solo
  11. flown the blue pigeon

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