have a tantrum
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When his son threatens to have a tantrum, for example, they practise "shaking it out" together - processing the emotions safely.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
“It’s like watching somebody else’s kid have a tantrum on the subway,” says the Brooklyn resident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2021
Children who have a tantrum, or cannot stop themselves from screaming in a restaurant, are doing something developmentally appropriate.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2018
We will all have to hope that somehow he doesn't have a tantrum and upend the whole board.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2018
Only Katherine would have a tantrum in the midst of fleeing for her life.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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