When you are a grown-up, you don't throw a tantrum if something offends you, you discuss it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
throw a tantrum — throw a (temper) tantrum to become very angry and unreasonable. When you are a grown up, you don t throw a tantrum if something offends you, you discuss it. Usage notes: usually the anger is expressed by shouting and crying May be a case for… … New idioms dictionary
tantrum — n. 1) to have, throw a tantrum 2) a temper tantrum (he threw a temper tantrum) * * * [ tæntrəm] throw a tantrum to have a temper tantrum (he threw a temper tantrum) … Combinatory dictionary
tantrum — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ temper ▪ major (esp. AmE) ▪ little ▪ He had a little temper tantrum yesterday. ▪ occasional … Collocations dictionary
throw — I. verb (threw; thrown; throwing) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Old High German drāen to turn, Latin terere to rub, Greek tribein to rub,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
throw a tantrum — verb To have a temper tantrum, to display a fit of childish anger … Wiktionary
throw a wobbler — vb British to suddenly behave irrationally or to have a temper tantrum. This phrase has become popular in Britain since the end of the 1970s, but dates from the 1950s. Its exact derivation is unclear, but may reflect simply an attack of shaking… … Contemporary slang
throw a wobbly/wobbler — vb British to suddenly behave irrationally or to have a temper tantrum. This phrase has become popular in Britain since the end of the 1970s, but dates from the 1950s. Its exact derivation is unclear, but may reflect simply an attack of shaking… … Contemporary slang
tantrum — /ˈtæntrəm / (say tantruhm) noun 1. a sudden burst of ill humour; a fit of ill temper or passion. –phrase 2. throw a tantrum, to exhibit a fit of temper. {origin uncertain} …
tantrum — tan|trum [ˈtæntrəm] n a sudden short period when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably have/throw a tantrum ▪ She throws a tantrum when she can t have the toy she wants. ▪ children s temper tantrums … Dictionary of contemporary English
tantrum — noun (C) a sudden moment of unreasonable bad temper and anger: have/throw a tantrum: Some kid thew a tantrum in the middle of the store … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
