Meaning of TO FLIP OUT and TO FLIP YOUR LID - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English, the phrase "to flip out"
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means to get really, really angry.
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I think I've told you this story before.
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When I was a kid, sometimes I would hide behind a tree,
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and when my sister would walk by, I would jump out,
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and I would say, "Boo!" to scare her,
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and then she would flip out.
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She would get really, really angry with me
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because I had scared her.
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So to flip out means to get angry.
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Also, when I was a kid, whenever I went to school,
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I wouldn't wear a winter hat or winter gloves,
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and then my mom would flip out on me
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because she knew that I would be cold at school,
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but as a kid, I just didn't like wearing gloves,
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and I didn't like wearing a winter hat, kind of like now,
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and so my mom would flip out on me
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because she knew that it was a good idea to wear it.
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So she would get a little bit angry.
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We have another phrase that's similar to this,
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and it's to flip your lid.
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We kinda refer to this as your lid.
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When you flip your lid, it means the same thing.
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It means to get angry.
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So you can say that when you do something to annoy someone,
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eventually, they might flip their lid.
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They might get really, really angry with you
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for doing something that annoys them,
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for doing something that bugs them.
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So, hopefully you aren't someone
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who very often needs to flip out,
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and you aren't someone who tends to flip your lid.
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Hopefully, you are a very calm person,
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and you are always super nice to people.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,
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and you're learning just a little bit of English
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every day with me. Have a great day.
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