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
Gu&Eth;Brandr-Ancient Scandinavian
Symeon-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
JaakkimaYAH:K-kee-mahFinnish
Jabir-Arabic
SterreSTER-rəDutch
Neven-Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian