have a fit, throw a fit
1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body.
- Our dog had a fit yesterday.
2. informal To become angry or upset.
- Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car.
- Howard will have a fit when he learns that he lost the election.
- When John decided to drop out of college, his parents had fits.
Biraz tıbbî bir kelime kullanmak istersen, hysterics münasip olur.
hysterics
when you are unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc
- She went into hysterics when she heard about her husband.
have hysterics
(=be extremely upset or angry) BrE
- Mum'd have hysterics if she knew what you'd done.
in hysterics
if someone is in hysterics, they are laughing and not able to stop
- The audience was in hysterics.
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