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
Sakina-Arabic
Brijesha-Hinduism
RachelRAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
VilmosVEEL-moshHungarian
Adonis[ə'dəunis]
Dennis['denis]