throw 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.
» When Mary finds out about it she'll throw a fit.
Wenn Maria es herausfindet, wird sie einen Anfall kriegen. — Tickler
Wenn Maria das herausfindet, wird sie einen Anfall bekommen. — Tickler
Wenn Maria es herausfindet, wird sie Zustände kriegen. — Tickler
Мэри закатит истерику, когда узнает об этом. — sharptoothed
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)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 throw a fit if I'm not home by 10.
He will throw a fit if his car breaks down.
- get very angry and fly into a rage
Examples
13 sentencesWhen Mary finds out about it she'll throw a fit.
ruМэри закатит истерику, когда узнает об этом. — sharptoothed
deWenn Maria es herausfindet, wird sie einen Anfall kriegen. — Tickler
Tom threw a hissy fit.
The child threw a fit in the store.
You get what you get and you don't throw a fit.
You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit.
Forms
throws a fit, throwing a fit, threw a fit, thrown a fit| Base form | throw a fit · to throw a fit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | throws a fit |
| Present participle | throwing a fit |
| Past simple | threw a fit |
| Past participle | thrown a fit |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
14 synonyms- get very angry and fly into a rage:flip one's lidblow uphit the roofhit the ceilinghave kittenshave a fitcombustblow one's stack
Lessons 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.