What does "fly off" mean?

To become angry suddenly To lose temper quickly and unexpectedly.

How do you use "fly off" in a sentence?

She flew off the handle. Don't fly off at me. He tends to fly off easily.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common informal

Meaning: To become angry suddenly

勃然大怒，突然发火

Saltar, perder los estribos

かっとなる、逆上する

갑자기 화를 내다, 버럭 화를 내다

To lose temper quickly and unexpectedly.

快速且意外地发脾气。"fly off the handle"是表示"突然发火"的固定表达。

Perder los nervios rápida e inesperadamente. "Fly off the handle" es la expresión completa para "perder los estribos".

急に予想外に怒り出すこと。「fly off the handle」は「かっとなる」の定番表現。

갑자기 예상치 못하게 화를 내다.

Base verb: fly

Particle: off

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She flew off the handle.
她勃然大怒
Perdió los estribos
彼女はかっとなった
그녀는 버럭 화를 냈다
Don't fly off at me.
别冲我发火
No saltes contra mí
私に逆上しないで
나한테 화내지 마
He tends to fly off easily.
他很容易突然发火
Tiende a perder los nervios fácilmente
彼はすぐかっとなる傾向がある
그는 쉽게 버럭 화를 내는 경향이 있다

Context: anger, sudden, temper

Tone: warning

From an axe head flying off the handle.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal