have a hissy fit

To have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a hissy fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a hissy fit in the grocery store. There's no need to have a hissy fit about this, Eleanor—we'll figure something out.

See also: fit, have, hissy

See also:

a hissy fit
hissy
a hissy
conniption fit
throw a hissy fit
conniption
throw a hissy
take a fit
have a fit
have/throw a fit

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