flip one's lid

== English == === Alternative forms === flip the lid === Etymology === Originally an Americanism; from the analogy of a boiling pot explosively popping off its lid due to built-up internal pressure. === Pronunciation === === Verb === flip one's lid (third-person singular simple present flips one's lid, present participle flipping one's lid, simple past and past participle flipped one's lid) (idiomatic, informal) To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper. Synonyms: flip out, flip one's wig, blow one's top, blow a gasket ==== See also ==== put a lid on === Further reading === “flip one's lid v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “flip one’s lid”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “flip (your lid)”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.