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have a fit
(redirected from throw a fit)

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have a fit and throw a fit
to be very angry; to show great anger. The teacher had a fit when the dog ran through the classroom. John threw a fit when he found his car had been damaged.
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have/throw a fit
to be very angry My mother threw a fit when she saw the mess we'd made.
See fit on the back of a postage stamp, fit the bill, fit to drop
See also: fit, have

have a fit also throw a fit
to become very upset or angry My mother had a fit when she saw the mess we'd made.
See also: fit, have


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t throw a fit on putting them on, it makes getting her dressed a heck of a lot easier.
Did you throw a fit because your kid wouldn''t have his glass of milk, and you wondered "Why God, why me?
The tongue-in-cheek book will help you negotiate anything from a million-dollar deal to a better seat on an airplane--even Microsoft boss Bill Gates and Disney's Michael Eisner have been known to throw a fit at an opportune time.
 
 
 
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