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throwing a fit



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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

Like a toddler there is something appealing about throwing a fit.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2020

She is now throwing a fit and it is affecting my relationship with my dad.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2019

But somehow, after throwing a fit in the starting gate and being left flat-footed at the bell, the colt won his race that day.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand