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
SanderSAHN-dər (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
StureSTOO-re (Swedish)Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Simms[simiz]
Akantha-Greek Mythology
Ryuunosukeṙyoo:-no-soo-ke, ṙyoo:-no-skeJapanese
Chantalshawn-TAHL (French), shawn-TAL (English), shan-TAL (English), shahn-TAHL (Dutch)French, English, Dutch