throw a fit

1. see have a fit.

Example Sentences

And that’s before the appropriators throw a fit over losing their precious earmarks.

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One drunken billionaire accidentally selected 222 and throws a fit when she dies.

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For instance, Vance threw a fit on CNN after host Dana Bash asked him why he lies about Haitians eating cats.

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When he even pretended to be moderate on abortion with his weasel words around the Florida ban, anti-choice activists threw a fit.

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In the land of “No taxation without representation,” we Americans throw a fit over how much we fork over to the government, which taps into related complaints over government waste, budget deficits and more.

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