throw a fit

throw 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 throw a fit if Im not home by 10.


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  • throw a fit — verb 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 • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑have kittens, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw\ a\ fit — • have a fit • have fits • throw a fit v. phr. 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. Our dog had a fit yesterday. 2. informal To become angry or upset. Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car. Howard… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Throw a Fit (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Throw A Fit EP Type = EP Artist = Daedelus Released = 2006 Genre = Experimental Length = Label = Alpha Pup Records Throw A Fit EP is an EP by Daedelus released in 2006 on Alpha Pup Records.Track listing#Admit Defeat #It s… …   Wikipedia

  • throw a fit — tv. to have a display of bad temper. □ I knew you’d throw a fit when I told you. □ Oh, boy, did she ever throw a fit …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • throw a fit — have/throw a fit to be very angry. My mother threw a fit when she saw the mess we d made …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw a fit — explode in emotions, be divorced …   English contemporary dictionary

  • throw a fit — idi to become extremely excited or angry …   From formal English to slang

  • throw a fit —  Become very angry …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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