Throw A Fit (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- She threw a fit when the manager told her they were out of her favorite shoes.
- He would throw a fit whenever someone beat him at his favorite video game.
- Throw a fit or not, the decision was final and wouldn't be changed.
- When the airline lost her luggage, she began to throw a fit at the check-in counter.
- The toddler threw a fit when he was denied a third helping of ice cream.
Synonyms
- Lose One's Temper
- Combust
- Hit The Ceiling
- Blow A Fuse
- Have Kittens
- Go Ballistic
- Flip One's Lid
- Hit The Roof
- Fly Off The Handle
- Flip One's Wig
- Have A Fit
- Blow Up
- Blow One's Stack