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fit to be tied

Idioms  

  1. Furious, enraged, as in I've been waiting for two hours and am fit to be tied. This expression implies anger so extreme that it requires physical restraint. [Late 1800s]

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Add the loss of the Bruins’ leading scorer and rebounder, Tyler Bilodeau, to injury and Cronin was fit to be tied by both lack of funds and the injury bug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Rupert Murdoch must be fit to be tied.

From Salon • May 24, 2023

May seemed to be a month in which Sounders FC was fit to be tied.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2010

May continues to be a month in which Sounders FC is fit to be tied.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2010

Big Ma was fit to be tied, but she held it in.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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