spit the dummy
verbEtymology Referring to a baby having a tantrum and spitting out its dummy.
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Australia, Idiomatic, Informal To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.
- He'll really spit the dummy when he hears that he's not going on that trip.
- Related terms
- dummy spit, have a cow, hissy fit