have a cow
To get angry; have a fitTo get angry; have a fit.
» Don't have a cow.
Не волнуйся. — FeuDRenais
Не злись. — sharptoothed
Не кипятись. — sharptoothed
Не очкуй. — odexed
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12 sentencesDon't have a cow.
ruНе волнуйся. — FeuDRenais
I don't have a cow.
Tom has a cow.
ruУ Тома есть корова. — odexed
deTom hat eine Kuh. — wolfgangth
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial)To get angry; have a fit.
My mom had a cow when I came in late.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, cow.
Origin
Unknown. Popularized by the TV show The Simpsons where it was one of the catchphrases of BUnknown. Popularized by the TV show The Simpsons where it was one of the catchphrases of Bart Simpson.
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Forms
has a cow, having a cow, had a cow, had a cowirregular · Lesson
| Base form | have a cow · to have a cow |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has a cow |
| Present participle | having a cow |
| Past simple | had a cow |
| Past participle | had a cow |
Tenses
have a cow · had a cow · will have a cow · have had a cowPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.