fly off the handle

The steady stream of Republican politicians showing up at the trial also appears to be a strategy for keeping Trump from flying off the handle in court.

Edmonds police received a tip about a possible suspect who matched the description, took that route to work and reportedly had “an anger problem where he could fly off the handle at any moment.”

According to the New Yorker, Bourdain then flew off the handle about how he was disgusted, having traveled in Southeast Asia, to see Kissinger embraced by the “power-lunch crowd.”

They have difficulty concentrating, and Rawaa often flies off the handle, hitting other children at school.

He would fly off the handle over insignificant issues, punching, pushing, and restraining his new wife.