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pitch a fit en · VERB
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(slang) To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
So if you go to CVS to cash in on the Venus Razor BOGO deal and you discover that other shoppers have beat you to it and the shelves are empty, instead of pitching a fit, you can kindly ask a cashier or store manager to give you a rain check.
2010, Kathy Spencer, Samantha Rose, How to Shop for Free, Da Capo Lifelong, →ISBN, page 52:I'd love to stay later, but my mother will pitch a fit if I'm not home by 10.
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throw a fit · have a fit · pitch a tantrum