flip out

Example Sentences

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“His official biographer, Edmund Morris, said to me that the only time he ever saw Ronald Reagan flip out was after he saw the movie.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

They can become unable to handle even the slightest cognitive dissonance, leading them to flip out dramatically at being criticized, even if, objectively speaking, there is no damage the criticism can do.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2023

“It started with a good breakout, a good flip out, and tried to get up in the rush and obviously a great play by Bratt to find me,” Hamilton said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

If your parents flip out anyway, about a trip that's already over, then take these disclosures back out of your diet.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

By some miracle, I managed not to flip out.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline