flip one's wig
English
editEtymology
editA variation of flip one's lid.[1]
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
editflip one's wig (third-person singular simple present flips one's wig, present participle flipping one's wig, simple past and past participle flipped one's wig)
- (idiomatic, informal) To become very angry.
- Synonyms: blow one's wig, flip one's lid, flip out, lose one's temper, blow one's top, blow a gasket
- (idiomatic, informal) To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.
- Synonyms: go bananas, go nuts, go ape, go off the deep end
- 1959, Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe (Tony Curtis):
- You've flipped your wig!
References
edit- ^ “flip one’s lid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
edit- “flip one's wig” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.