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To fly off the handle, go off the deep end

Perder los estribos

To go all out, pull out all the stops

Tirar la casa por la ventana

To go bonkers, to lose it

Irse la olla

To tell someone to get lost

Mandar a freír espárragos

To be mad at someone

Estar mosca

To have a heart of gold

Ser un trozo de pan

To beat yourself up

Comerse el coco

To be gorgeous

¡Estar como un queso!

What a drag!

¡Qué marrón!

I'm not in the mood

No está el horno para bollos

Yearning for more

Con la miel en los labios

To be a party pooper

Ser un aguafiestas

To be a bummer

Ser una lata

To have your cake and eat it too

Pedir el oro y el moro

To be overwhelmed

Caerse la casa encima

To be down in the dumps

Caer(se) el alma a los pies

To make a scene

Montar un pollo

To be dressed up to the nines

Ir de punta en blanco

To cry your eyes out

Llorar a moco tendido

To be happy-go-lucky

Ser un vivalavirgen

To see stars, be in severe pain

Ver las estrellas

Cool!

¡Qué guay!

To live in style

Vivir a todo tren

To flirt

Tirar los tejos

To be the apple of your eye

Ser la niña de sus ojos

To go like a dream

Salir redondo

Prince Charming

Ser el príncipe azul

Perder los estribos

The expression perder los estribos means to fly off the handle, to blow one's top or to go off the deep end. We use this expression when someone gets very angry and loses his or her temper and starts acting wildly and talking crazy. Sometimes, driven by anger, jealousy, a sense of injustice, or fear, a person may even act deranged, making a big scene.

Los estribos mantienen al jinete firme en la silla de montar.

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