English Idiom: Fly off the handle
It’s the quiet ones that you have to look out for. You may have the loveliest kind of person sitting next to you at the office, and then one day they fly off the handle.
This is what I have noticed about people. They lose their temper, shout, scream, yell four-letter words at their computer and eventually calm down and go back to their ‘happy place.’
It’s terrifying when quiet people fly off the handle because it is so unexpected and unpredictable.
Of course, there are other types of people who lose their temper so regularly that you can almost use them to set the time on your watch.
When people frequently fly off the handle, it’s a different kind of scary than when the quiet ones do it.
It’s best to stay calm, cool and collected. It’s better for your heart and your relationships.
When your computer goes on the fritz, it may get your goat, but don’t let it make you fly off the handle.
There is a lot to be said for counting to ten.