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be fit to be tied

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be fit to be tied

To be very angry, as if one needs to be physically restrained. Mom was fit to be tied after I dented her brand-new car.

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be fit to be tied

  (American)

to be very angry or upset She was fit to be tied when she discovered she'd left her purse on the train.

See also: fit, tie