blow a gasket

VERB

flip one's wig

Synonyms

WEAK

blow one's cool blow one's top blow up flip flip one's lid flip out go off the deep end hit the ceiling pop one's cork wig out

VERB

flip out

Synonyms

WEAK

blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up fly off the handle freak out go ape go ballistic go berserk go crazy go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose it lose one's composure lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out

VERB

freak out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go crazy lose it

WEAK

blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top break down come unglued crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ape go ballistic go bananas go berserk go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose one's composure lose one's cool lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out work oneself up

VERB

go crazy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freak out go off lose it

WEAK

blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ballistic go bananas go batty go berserk go bonkers go buggy go cuckoo go daffy go haywire go kooky go loco go loony go mental go nuts go nutty go off one's rocker go off the deep end go off the wall go psycho go wacko go wacky lose control of oneself lose one's cool lose one's mind wig out

VERB

hit the ceiling

Synonyms

WEAK

flip out fly off the handle hit the roof lose one's cool lose one's temper wig out

VERB

wig out

Synonyms

WEAK

flip out get into a tizzy go ape lose one's cool pop one's cork

Example Sentences

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I was thinking, 'If Scott doesn't get on the move soon he's going to blow a gasket'.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Calm down, ChatGPT — if you blow a gasket, OpenAI is in real trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Consider leaving early in the day to build in time for unforeseen circumstances, but don’t become so fixated on a departure time that you blow a gasket when you inevitably miss it.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

I don’t understand how one single statement or question can cause someone to blow a gasket this way.

From Slate • May 7, 2020

Dad would blow a gasket if he knew I was considering using it, but I’m outta options here.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

blow a gasket

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