have a fit

have a fit
have a fit & throw a fit
to be very angry; to show great anger. (See also have a conniption (fit).) •

The teacher had a fit when the dog ran through the classroom.

John threw a fit when he found his car had been damaged.

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or[have fits] or[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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  • have a fit — or[have fits] or[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./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have a fit — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a fit — verb a) To experience an epileptic seizure. She needs to keep her sugar level low or shell have a fit. b) To become suddenly enraged. Shell have a fit when she finds out a younger woman got the job she was hoping for …   Wiktionary

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  • have a fit — have/throw a fit to be very angry. My mother threw a fit when she saw the mess we d made …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a fit — become upset She had a fit when she saw what her son did to the car …   Idioms and examples

  • have a fit — to become very upset or angry. My mother had a fit when she saw the mess we d made …   New idioms dictionary

  • fit — fit1 [fit] vt. fitted or fit, fitting [ME fitten < ? or akin ? to ON fitja, to knit, tie ends of thread, akin to OHG fizza, skein of thread, ult. < IE * pedyo , fetter, lit., of the foot < base * ped , FOOT] 1. to be suitable or adapted… …   English World dictionary

  • have\ fits — • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

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