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
GuyGIE (English), GEE (French)English, French
EngİN-Turkish
Radoslavarah-dah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Elyse-English
Orla (1)OR-laIrish
BÉBinnBAY-vin (Irish), BE-veen (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology