- have a conniption
- become very upset, have a fit
Stop playing your violin, or Mom will have a conniption!
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have a conniption
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have a conniption fit — American, old fashioned to be very angry or upset. My mother would have a conniption fit if she could see me now … New idioms dictionary
have a fit — or[have fits] or[throw a fit] {v. phr.} 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. * /Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. {informal} To become angry or upset. * /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
have a fit — or[have fits] or[throw a fit] {v. phr.} 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. * /Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. {informal} To become angry or upset. * /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
conniption (fit) — [ka nipjan...] n. a burst of anger; a spaz. □ He had a conniption fit over the question of my marriage to Wally. □ Come on, don’t have a conniption! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have a fit — become very excited, have a conniption Promise me you won t have a fit if I fail math … English idioms
have a spaz — [...spaez] tv. to get angry or hysterical; to have a conniption (fit). (Teens and collegiate.) □ If my dad hears about this, he’ll have a spaz. □ The teacher had a spaz when I came in so late … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
conniption fit — noun (C) AmE, humorous a way of behaving which shows that you are very angry: have/throw a conniption fit: My mother threw a conniption fit when I didn t come home till two in the morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
to have into a conniption content — adj attractive, pretty. The term has typically been used by younger males for describ ing females since 2000. It is probably a transferral of the idea of pleased from subject to (pleasing) object … Contemporary slang
throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT … Dictionary of American idioms
throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT … Dictionary of American idioms
