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give (someone) fits
give (someone) fits
To cause someone to become upset, angry, or extremely annoyed. It gives me fits when I see cyclists weaving in and out of traffic like that!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Theophilus | | thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English) | Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Vaska | | - | Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian |
| Yaa | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Sixten | | - | Swedish |
| Day | | [dei] | |
| Cohen | | ['kəuin] | |