pitch a fit

pitch a fit
To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.

Id love to stay later, but my mother will pitch a fit if Im not home by 10.


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  • Audio timescale-pitch modification — Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch.Pitch scaling or pitch shifting is the reverse: the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed. There are also more… …   Wikipedia

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