throw a fit
verb1
Idiomatic To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
- I'd love to stay later, but my mother will throw a fit if I'm not home by 10.
- He will throw a fit if his car breaks down.
1 more example
- Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown.2003, Patterson Hood, Heathens:
- Synonyms
- have a fit, pitch a fit