See flip one's wig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"word": "lose one's temper"
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{
"word": "blow one's top"
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"ref": "1959, Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe (Tony Curtis):",
"text": "You've flipped your wig!",
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"To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane."
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"etymology_text": "A variation of flip one's lid.",
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"word": "lose one's temper"
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