do cheetah flips

verb

To exhibit a strong emotional reaction to something; to lose one's cool.

Meanings

verbdo cheetah flips (third-person singular simple present does cheetah flips, present participle doing cheetah flips, simple past did cheetah flips, past participle done cheetah flips)

present singular third person does cheetah flips · participle present doing cheetah flips · past did cheetah flips · participle past done cheetah flips

  1. slangTo exhibit a strong emotional reaction to something; to lose one's cool.

    The first step is to get a grip on why the client is not doing cheetah flips over the creative.

    2003, Don L. Dickinson, The New Account Manager, page 133
    2 more examples

    You almost did cheetah flips when we were in Lebanon and Coop brought Liz out of that refugee camp.

    2009, Chuck Holton, Meltdown, page 137

    The monkey darted into the stairwell and waited for me impatiently, showing his disapproval for my failure to keep up by screaming and doing cheetah flips.

    2011, Matthew Jackson, The Lost Art of a Dying Breed, page 128
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