have a fit
Example Sentences
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So I continued with my own research, calling someone I was sure would have a fit about the idea: Los Angeles County Hispanic Republican Club President David Hernandez.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
“I witnessed grown men have a fit like a 6-year-old because a staff member wouldn’t let them use their cellphone.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022
“Who’d have a fit? Nobody but Alfred, and I didn’t know you’d gotten afraid of him yet! I say, just let’s! We’ll have a race, and then come right back.”
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018
Rewrite too much, and Fitzgeraldophiles have a fit.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
Papa would have a fit, but it’s got a good moral lesson.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
