throw\ a\ fit

throw\ a\ fit
• have a fit
• have fits
• throw a fit
v. phr.
1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body.

Our dog had a fit yesterday.

2. informal To become angry or upset.

Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car.

Howard will have a fit when he learns that he lost the election.

When John decided to drop out of college, his parents had fits.


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