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conniption |
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have a conniption (fit) Rur. to get angry or hysterical. (See also have a fit) I got so mad I thought I was going to have a conniption. My father had a conniption fit when I got home this morning. See also: have have a conniption fit (American old-fashioned) to be very angry or upset My mother would have a conniption fit if she could see me now. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The marshals, cleared of wrongdoing in May, shot Alpizar because he suffered a conniption fit linked to his bipolar disorder. He was inarguably the central focus of the series, its fulcrum--even though he spent so much of his time just standing around in the kitchen or the living room with his hands in his pockets, as Irene Ryan or Max Baer or Donna Douglas had conniptions over some foolishness or other. He created a black budget for the bomb that would have sent his generals into conniptions had they only known about it. |
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