pitch a fit/tantrum

pitch a fit/tantrum
pitch a fit/tantrum
US informal : to become very upset and angry in a loud and uncontrolled way

He pitched [=threw] a fit when she said she was going to be late again.

My three-year-old pitched one of her temper tantrums when we tried to leave the party early.

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