go into orbit

[go into orbit] {v. phr.}, {slang}

1. To become very happy or successful.

* /Our team has gone into orbit./

Compare: FLY HIGH. 2. To lose one's temper or control completely; become very angry.

* /John was afraid his father would go into orbit when he found out about the car accident./

Compare: HIT THE CEILING.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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