fly into a rage

Verb

Meaning

fly into a rage (third-person singular simple present flies into a rage, present participle flying into a rage, simple past flew into a rage, past participle flown into a rage)

To become very angry

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Synonyms

fume lose it see red blow a fuse hit the roof fly off the handle go ballistic boil over hit the ceiling go wild

Antonyms

chill out chill unwind take it easy luxuriate unbend
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Examples

The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned. Al Gore

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. Will Rogers

If right now our emotional reaction to seeing a certain person or hearing certain news is to fly into a rage or to get despondent or something equally extreme, it's because we have been cultivating that particular habit for a very long time. Pema Chodron

Close letter words and terms

fly in the teeth of fly into fly into a passion fly into a temper fly like a bird fly like a rock