have a conniption fit



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.
See also: conniption, fit, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Heckie-Scottish
Doruk-Turkish
Veda-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
MiĈJoMEE-chyoEsperanto
Chike-Western African, Igbo