flip one's lid

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flip one's lid

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

verb flips one's lid · flipping one's lid · flipped one's lid · flip the lid

idiomatic, informal To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper. Wait, you'll see. Three hours on a night like this is enough to make you flip your lid.
Similar: flip out, flip one's wig, blow one's top, blow a gasket

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@misc{flip_one_s_lid_2026,
  title = {flip one's lid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flip%20one's%20lid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}