短语 to flip out 的意思是受到震惊而失控暴怒。
- When Kate heard that she hadn't got a place at her first choice of university she really flipped out and started shouting and screaming.
- The flight was cancelled and lots of passengers started flipping out at the airline staff.
值得注意的是，the flip side 的意思是“事物的反面”，特别用来指物体或论点的负面。
- The Olympics is a great event; on the flip side it's very expensive to host.
