get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
blow a fuse,
blow one's stack,
blow up,
combust,
flip one's lid,
flip one's wig,
fly off the handle,
go ballistic,
have a fit,
have kittens,
hit the ceiling,
hit the roof,
lose one's temper,
throw a fit