Is 'throw a fit' offensive? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2020年1月18日 · Throw a fit is not an offensive term. It is not directly associated with epileptic fits--a hissy fit or snit fit or shit fit...that is to say, a tantrum. Thus, it might be an unkind thing to say someone did, but the language itself is not ableist or otherwise distasteful. You bring up throw a tantrum. It is no more childish than throw a fit ...
word usage - Pitch a fit and throw a fit - English Language …
Pitch a fit (Merriam Webster): US, informal: to become very upset and angry in a loud and uncontrolled way, ex: He pitched a fit when she said she was going to be late again. Throw a fit (Webster) :to express extreme anger, Ex: Dad will throw a fit if he finds out. I had to provide definitions as the question was shut down as off-topic.
etymology - What is the origin of "hissy fit"? - English Language ...
2012年1月27日 · The OED included hissy fit in their entry for hissy, writing: hissy fit n. chiefly U.S. a fit of temper, an angry outburst, a tantrum. 1967 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1991) II. 1021/2 Pitched a hissy-fit. 1978 A. Maupin Tales of City 5 When I told my mom I was moving to San Francisco, she had an absolute hissy-fit!
Origin of "chuck a wobbly"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
wobbly noun a fit of anger UK, 1977. < throw a wobbly to have a fit of bad temper or anger NEW ZEALAND, 1984. The OED says: to throw a wobbly: to lose one's self-control in a fit of nerves, panic, temperament, annoyance, or the like; also, to act in an unexpected way, causing surprise or consternation.
What is the meaning of flung in this sentence?
2019年2月28日 · The important point is that it is referring to the doors when it says flung wide open.. This is metaphorical.They are using "doors to the world" as a metaphor (and what for I couldn't tell you without more context - there's a few possibilities), and saying they have been opened suddenly and completely, possibly forcefully.
Differences between To throw and To throw at? [closed]
2019年10月13日 · I throw the paper to you. I throw the paper at you. What is the difference? And why and how the "at" changes this meaning?
A snappy and inoffensive alternative for "calm your tits"
2015年7月24日 · However, you'd be able to lose the man, keep quite a close fit to the original, and have a rhyme if you you substitute in a random name for man: Chillax, Max! Hopefully, the excruciatingly annoying Chillax and the rhyme, in combination with being able to call someone the wrong name while they're flying off the handle, will appeal.
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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Rubber boat nomenclature: Differences in American English?
Being made of rubber doesn't alter the working definitions of "boat," "dinghy," and "raft." When asking about the meaning of words, please start by looking them up in a dictionary, and if questions remain, tell in your question about the confusing results you found.
word choice - Throw away/in/out for rubbish? - English Language …
2011年6月27日 · "Get rid of" is the most common, for if you're willing to throw out the idea of "throw". "Throw in" always means to give up - cf. the common expression "throw in the towel". Don't use it to mean "throw away", unless you want to refer to a specific container to throw the thing in, in which case you would say "don't throw it in the garbage bin".