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
Such poetic abstraction risks sounding flip out of context, but the qualities of Ewart’s compositional practice made the gesture seem more like an authentic celebration of multiplicity and invention.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
In some fandelier models, the blades aren’t visible until you turn on the fan, when they flip out gracefully and start whirring.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
I couldn’t decide if they seemed more like one of those quirky sitcom families or a bunch of weirdos who make a good first impression but flip out behind closed doors.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
