throwing a fit
Example Sentences
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“These guys are throwing a fit and trying to put me and my company in a corner and starve us out,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023
“I completely broke down crying and throwing a fit, and everybody thought I was crazy,” he said.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2022
Like a toddler there is something appealing about throwing a fit.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2020
Greg says one customer came in once with her 4-year-old son who was throwing a fit and didn’t want his hair cut.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2018
A fierce display of vivid colors in odd proportions, she seemed to have stepped right out of a canvas for the sole purpose of throwing a fit.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
