in a snit

1. In a state of agitation or irritation, as in He is in a snit over the guest list. It is also put as, as in She tends to get in a snit every time things don't go her way. The origin of this expression is uncertain. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Trump has long been driven by the optics of a large and extravagant inauguration, starting his first term in a snit with the press over his inauguration crowd, which he falsely deemed the largest in U.S. history.

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"For the Democrats, this was a brutal loss, but the plan to deal with it has to be better than 'stay in a snit,'" he said.

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ATN really is about to help elevate an authoritarian to America’s most powerful public office because one spoiled brother is in a snit.

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When De Niro complained that the first was too “light,” Kander and Ebb, in a snit, tossed off the famous one in 45 minutes.

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I woke up in a snit — Couldn’t you at least have warned me? — and spent the morning angry at my wife.

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