Meaning:
Lose self control.
Origin:
This is an American phrase and it alludes to the uncontrolled way a loose axe-head flies off from its handle. It is first found in print in Thomas C. Haliburton's The Attaché; or, Sam Slick in England, 1843/4:"He flies right off the handle for nothing."
To get very angry and lose self control
It means to become so enraged that you lose your self control and become dangerous to others. Origin: From "Why You Say It" by Webb Garrison (Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, Tenn.)
"Fly off the handle - If you've ever seen a person 'fly off the handle,' you may have been impressed at the energy and speed involved with that eruption of anger. Frontiersmen found it hard to control their tempers when tools suddenly failed them. A common cause of such a turn of events was the shrinkage of wood - universally used to tool handles. After having hung in a shed for months, the handle of a hoe or a rake was likely to come off after a few strokes. In the case of an ax, badly worn or shrunken wood is positively dangerous because the head of the tool can come loose at the first lick. When the blade of an ax flies off the handle, it endangers the user and everyone standing nearby. That makes it almost as great a source of danger as a violent explosion of temper." lose your temper
It means to become so enraged that you lose your self control and become dangerous to others. Origin:
From "Why You Say It" by Webb Garrison (Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, Tenn.)
"Fly off the handle - If you've ever seen a person 'fly off the handle,' you may have been impressed at the energy and speed involved with that eruption of anger. Frontiersmen found it hard to control their tempers when tools suddenly failed them. A common cause of such a turn of events was the shrinkage of wood - universally used to tool handles. After having hung in a shed for months, the handle of a hoe or a rake was likely to come off after a few strokes. In the case of an ax, badly worn or shrunken wood is positively dangerous because the head of the tool can come loose at the first lick. When the blade of an ax flies off the handle, it endangers the user and everyone standing nearby. That makes it almost as great a source of danger as a violent explosion of temper."
I think that fly off handle means become suddenly angry!
To get very angry and lose control.
To react angrily in such a way that is unnecessary or sudden. It comes from the reaction of touching a pan handle that is too hot and cursing. Maybe the person is already stressed and needs somewhere to vent their anger.
To fly off the handle means you are very mad. You have lost your temper.
When someone says that you've flown off of the handle they mean you've gone crazy. Many times this is an angry type of crazy.
# To fly off the handle # To go off the deep end
"Fly" is slang for hip, modern, popular.
windy
Pants zipperor...In gangsta terms, it could be the equivalent to cool or hipex: "Yo that dude was pretty fly"Also in gangsta terms it could mean hot or sexyex: "That girl was mad fly"
The LITERAL meaning is that you are on a handle and you fly off it.
The LITERAL meaning is that you are on a handle and you fly off it.
When someone says that you've flown off of the handle they mean you've gone crazy. Many times this is an angry type of crazy.
"To fly of the handle" is the correct term.
# To fly off the handle # To go off the deep end
No, that's "flew off the handle" meaning lost their temper.
To lose ones temper and react violently.
You don't have a tendency to fly off the handle and get frustrated or angry really easily.ChaCha!
There is a little U shaped spring clip between the handle and the door panel that you need to pop off. You can usually remove it with a screwdriver. Its hard to see but its there. Just slide the screwdriver between the handle and the panel. It may take several tries but eventually you will get it and the clip will come off and then you can slide the handle off. You may want to try to watch though because sometimes the clips fly off and you can't find them. Good luck
You have a really bad back!!
Take off is when the wheels of the aeroplane leaves the runway (ie the aeroplane takes off from the ground).
You don't have a tendency to fly off the handle and get frustrated or angry really easily.ChaCha!