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
“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
The sherbet fizzed in your mouth, and if you knew how to do it, you could make white froth come out of your nostrils and pretend you were throwing a fit.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
