throwing a fit
Example Sentences
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“I completely broke down crying and throwing a fit, and everybody thought I was crazy,” he said.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2022
One white woman who felt unfairly indicted by the play was captured on video during a Broadway talkback throwing a fit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Such stunts require purchasing an airline ticket for the sole purpose of filming yourself throwing a fit and then not flying anywhere.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2021
The point was acting out, making a scene, throwing a fit.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020
The sherbet fizzed in your mouth, and if you knew how to do it, you could make white froth come out of your nostrils and pretend you were throwing a fit.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
