to throw a tantrum
18
4.4
- phrasal verb
- /θroʊ ə ˈtæntrəm/
- Informal
:
hacer una rabieta
- Please don't make me throw a tantrum.
- throw a temper tantrum
- toddler throws a tantrum
- child throwing a tantrum
Once it's set its sights on that piece of cake, it's going to throw a tantrum until it gets it.
- Once it's set its sights on that piece of cake, it's going to throw a tantrum until it gets it.
- And he went so ballistic, like he started screaming and throwing a tantrum and he turned so red that then he started to turn blue.
- But when a grown ass adult throws A tantrum and you are with them, it looks bad and it feels bad.
- You know, so the the adult who throws A tantrum, he's a traumatized child who has not developed self regulation.
Examples
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He's throwing a tantrum, threatening to quit.
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I threw a tantrum just to get attention.
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It's a bunch of children throwing a tantrum.
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Once it's set its sights on that piece of cake, it's going to throw a tantrum until it gets it.
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You throw a tantrum every time you call and I'm not home.
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OK, sometimes you just have to give the kid throwing a tantrum a bone, I guess.
Blog text (1) -
So, for example, my kid is throwing a tantrum and now I'm upset.
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The typical reaction is to throw a tantrum very much like a three-year old would.
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The toddler was throwing a tantrum now, a silent little stomping dance, because he'd run out of pigeon food.
Fiction book (1995) -
When the toy store ran out of her favorite doll, she began to throw a tantrum in the middle of the aisle.
Synonyms
187
3.5
To suddenly show a strong feeling, often anger
84
4.8
To feel very angry and unable to control it
27
7.7
To become very angry and act out of control
22
3.0
Complain loudly about something small
22
7.5
Suddenly become very angry
16
4.7
To suddenly become very angry and lose control
16
5.3
To suddenly become very angry or upset and show it strongly
12
6.1
To suddenly become very angry or upset in a loud, obvious way
11
6.8
To suddenly become very angry
7
5.3
To suddenly get very angry without warning
2
3.7
To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself
2
8.6
Suddenly get very angry and show it
1
7.4
To suddenly become very angry
1
8.1
To suddenly say something angry without warning
1
9.9
To behave in a childish sulky way after not getting what you want
1
7.7
To behave in a violent, wild way
1
9.9
To suddenly get very angry and speak loudly for a long time
To become suddenly very angry and upset in a dramatic way
To suddenly become very angry or upset and act childishly
Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way
To have a sudden angry outburst like a child's tantrum
To suddenly become very angry
Get very angry or upset about small things
To suddenly become very angry and behave in a mean way
Antonyms
How Angry
- Informal
27
7.7
- Informal
18
4.4
- Informal
12
6.1
114
1.0
77
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'tantrum' (an emotional outburst) plus the verb 'throw' yields a directly inferable meaning — 'to exhibit or have a tantrum' with 'throw' used metaphorically to mean 'produce/express'. This collocational pattern (e.g. 'throw a fit/tantrum') is common and follows normal English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Throw a tantrum uses the image of throw and tantrum: imagine someone throwing their body and arms around, shouting and refusing to calm down. That's why it means 'to have a sudden, out-of-control display of anger or frustration'.