have a stroke

to experience sudden unconsciousness or paralysis due to an interruption in the blood supply to the brain. (Also used as an exaggeration. See the last example.) The patient who received an artificial heart had a stroke two days after the operation. My great-uncle Bill—who is very old—had a stroke last May. Calm down, Bob. Don't have a stroke over a silly mistake.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kayin (2)	-	Biblical Hebrew
Ethne	-	Irish
Nora	['nɔ:rə]
Sem	SEM (Dutch)	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Ayelet	-	Hebrew
Blevins	['blevinz]