English verb: throw a fit | |||
1. | throw a fit (emotion) get very angry and fly into a rage | ||
Samples | The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question. Spam makes me go ballistic. | ||
Synonyms | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rage | ||