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go off the handle

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To die.

colloquial

Examples

“But the end⟳ came - the old fellow held on toughly; he never died until Lev's patience, hope⟳ and slender income were quite threadbare; so at last⟳ he went off the handle⟳ - Lev buried him and mourned the dispensation in true Kilkenny fashion.”
““Pansay went off the handle⟳,” says Heatherlegh, “after the stimulus of long leave⟳ at Home.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

go off the res go off the reservation go off the rez go on go on by go on holiday

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