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flip out

[flip-aut] / ˈflɪpˌaʊt /


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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

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

“Sure. Then why did you look like you were going to flip out when I showed up outside the field house? Everyone else went to the lake—captain’s orders—but you were here. Why?”

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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