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to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt.

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ape blow blow a fuse blow one's stack combust Effumability Emication flip one's lid flip one's wig fly fly high fly in the ointment fly off fly off the handle fume fury go ballistic handle have a fit	I put up with it as long as I could and then joined in and tried to improve it, but this encouraged young George to join in too, and that made a failure of it; because George's voice was just "turning," and when he was singing a dismal sort of bass it was apt to fly off the handle and startle everybody with a most discordant cackle on the upper notes. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context From this spirit it happens, that in every political association which is formed upon the principle of uniting in a common interest a number of lesser sovereignties, there will be found a kind of eccentric tendency in the subordinate or inferior orbs, by the operation of which there will be a perpetual effort in each to fly off from the common centre. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context First signing them to hide, Peter cut Wendy's bonds, and then nothing could have been easier than for them all to fly off together; but one thing barred the way, an oath, "Hook or me this time. The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context	To find one's self To find out To find the latchstring out To fine To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up To fume away	To find the latchstring out To fine to fingertips to fingertips to fingertips To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To Follow To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away

I put up with it as long as I could and then joined in and tried to improve it, but this encouraged young George to join in too, and that made a failure of it; because George's voice was just "turning," and when he was singing a dismal sort of bass it was apt to fly off the handle and startle everybody with a most discordant cackle on the upper notes.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

From this spirit it happens, that in every political association which is formed upon the principle of uniting in a common interest a number of lesser sovereignties, there will be found a kind of eccentric tendency in the subordinate or inferior orbs, by the operation of which there will be a perpetual effort in each to fly off from the common centre.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

First signing them to hide, Peter cut Wendy's bonds, and then nothing could have been easier than for them all to fly off together; but one thing barred the way, an oath, "Hook or me this time.

The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

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