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
Manjula-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Timo (2)TEE-moGerman, Dutch
Zakaria-Georgian, Arabic
Morikomo-ṙee-koJapanese
Sisto-Italian
CaitrÌOna-Scottish