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 contemplated throwing a fit or faking a seizure and hurling myself backward into the row of journalists behind me. But it would only have added to the humiliating spectacle.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021
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
She is now throwing a fit and it is affecting my relationship with my dad.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2019
She tried to yank Hazel to her feet, but Hazel went limp, like a kid throwing a fit in a store.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
