throw a fit

Verb

Meaning

get very angry and fly into a rage

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Synonyms

have a fit combust blow a fuse hit the roof fly off the handle go ballistic hit the ceiling have kittens flip one's lid lose one's temper blow one's stack flip one's wig fume lose it storm
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Antonyms

act relax acquit take it easy simmer down get a grip
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Hypernyms

rage

Examples

The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Source: Internet

Spam makes me go ballistic Source: Internet

“Do we throw a fit if a white guy gets killed by the cops? Source: Internet

Or did they throw a fit after losing a game? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

throw a bone to throw a curve throw a dice throw a kiss throw a monkey wrench in the works throw a monkey wrench into