fly into a passion

In fact, she was not a woman who would fly into a passion.

"You say something and they - fly into a passion.

Many people, I know from colloquial experiences, do at about this stage fly into a passion.

Bligh flew into a passion at this news.

Whereas the Portuguese, in my experience, are just as good seamen, and kinder, less likely to fly into a passion.

I'll break it for him, said I, now flying into a passion again at this unaccountable farrago of the landlord's.

He flew into a passion and attempted to murder them because they advised him to go to bed and compose his mind.

Frequently, on the Bounty, I had seen him fly into a passion upon slight provocation.

"How you fly into a passion, my dear!

"Father, please," Bertrand said, wishing only that the wretched meal would be over with without everyone flying into a passion.

Satipy flew into a passion that made her seem quite like her old self.

She flew into a passion, slapped Sylvia, and told her mother that number ninety-eight was lazy and refused to work.

"Genevieve flew into a passion today.

Pray, don't fly into a passion.

Fred would fly into a passion, and there'd be a quarrel, and things would be worse instead of better.

"Why do you suppose that Catharine would fly into a passion because Earl Seymour loves me?

I don't mean to frighten you; I'm one of your bad children--I fly into a passion.

Fryer informed Bligh of the complaint; the captain flew into a passion and swore that the men should eat the fresh beef or nothing at all.

"If I did so you would be angry with me, and would fly into a passion and you would esteem me less."

But at this question the old woman flew into a passion, and vowed that if she could find a rod she would bring his memory back to him.

If the lady flies into a passion on her side, he may rely on it that her faults are more than balanced by her good qualities.

The second lieutenant stepped forward, said that Rogers was in his division - attentive to his duty, generally sober, a good character, but apt to fly into a passion.

She expected the agent to fly into a passion, but he was, to her bewilderment, as ever imperturbable; he even offered to go and get a lawyer for her, but she declined this.

I started at the slightest noises; I dreamed of dreadful things; I was ready to cry without reason at one moment, and to fly into a passion without reason at another.

But what if the people fly into a passion, and aver that a grown-up son ought not to be supported by his father, but that the father should be supported by the son?