take a fit

1. see have a fit.

Example Sentences

Instead, a guard at the cathedral first had to climb a steep set of stairs to the attic — a trip Mr. Mouton said would take a “fit” person six minutes.

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“You go get a new one right now. Your mama take a fit, she see you. Don’t you tell anybody. I mean it.”

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Fifty years on it certainly still achieves that and will take a fit, committed walker two to three weeks to complete.

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“Oh, well, we were afraid that he might take a fit some time and get into the street and say strange things.”

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With a half wail, half shriek, her knees gave way under her, and she sank on the floor wriggling as if about to take a fit.

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