Question of the Day #27

When the student lied, the professor flipped his lid.

上記の会話で、flip his lid (flip one's lid)の意味は？
In the dialogue above, what does "flip his lid" (flip one's lid) mean?

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解答

意味：キレる、カッとなる、狂う

flip one's wigとも言う。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster: "to become crazy or very angry"

Etymology/語源

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary: "flip (one's) lid "lose one's head, go wild" is from 1949, American English; variant flip (one's) wig attested by 1952, but the image turns up earlier in popular record reviews"

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、アメリカのイディオムで1949年ごろから使われている。同じ意味のflip one's wigは、1952ごろから使われている。

Examples

• I'm going to flip my lid if he doesn't show up.
• I thought he'd finally flipped his lid when he bought that old helicopter.
• She'll flip her lid when she finds out what's been going on.
• Your dad is going to flip his lid when he sees what you did to his car.