- be in a tizz
- be in a tizz/tizzy
informal
send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy - to make someone very upset, excited, or confused.
The local press is in a complete tizzy about the murders.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be in a tizz
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tizz — variant UK [tɪz] US Main entry: tizzy … Useful english dictionary
tizz-wozz — var. tiswas … Useful english dictionary
tizz — /tɪz / (say tiz) Colloquial –noun 1. frantic but ineffectual activity; commotion. –phrase 2. in a tizz, in a state of somewhat hysterical confusion and anxiety: don t get in a tizz. Also, tizzy. {shortened form of tizzy} …
Tizz — state of somewhat hysterical confusion and anxiety, often expressed in frantic but ineffectual activity: Don t get in a tizz … Dictionary of Australian slang
tizz — Australian Slang state of somewhat hysterical confusion and anxiety, often expressed in frantic but ineffectual activity: Don t get in a tizz … English dialects glossary
tizz — tizzy UK [ˈtɪzɪ] / US or tizz UK [tɪz] / US noun in a tizzy … English dictionary
tizz — noun A tizzy; a state of worried confusion … Wiktionary
tizz — n. tizzy, excited state, tumultuous state, state of slightly hysterical confusion … English contemporary dictionary
tizz(y) — State of confusion or excitement. Also tizwas … A concise dictionary of English slang
send (someone) into a tizz — send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy informal to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The idea of producing a meal for fifty people threw her into a tizzy … New idioms dictionary
