throw a wobbly



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throw a wobbly

To suddenly become very upset or intensely angry and make a big display of it. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. John threw a wobbly at work after the boss criticized his report. Needless to say, he won't be welcome back in the office on Monday.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EwoudAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch
Maurinemaw-REEN, MAWR-eenEnglish, Irish
Alberich-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
NÚRia-Catalan, Portuguese
Ali (1)‘ah-LEE: (Arabic)Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
Finella-Scottish