pitch a fit
pitch a fit · pitches a fit · pitched a fit · pitching a fit
To become angry, enraged, or upsetTo become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
I'd love to stay later, but my mother will pitch a fit if I'm not home by 10.
Forms
pitches a fit, pitching a fit, pitched a fit, pitched a fit| Base form | pitch a fit · to pitch a fit |
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| 3rd person singular | pitches a fit |
| Present participle | pitching a fit |
| Past simple | pitched a fit |
| Past participle | pitched a fit |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle