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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Violeta	byo-LE-tah (Spanish)	Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Aukusti	OW-koos-tee	Finnish
Gilberta	khil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)	Dutch, Italian
Veikko	VAYK-ko	Finnish
Cathleen	['kæθli:n]
Angelien	ahn-zhə-LEEN	Dutch