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
Harden	['hɑ:dn]
Aldegund	-	Ancient Germanic
Ariadne	ah-ree-ahd-ne (Ancient Greek), ar-ee-AD-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Jesenia	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Henrik	HEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Mithridates	-	Ancient Persian (Hellenized)