Idiom
canary fit
Meaning
A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss threw a canary fit when I arrived late.”
“She threw a total canary fit after finding out her flight was cancelled at the last minute.”
“Upon discovering the unauthorized changes to his manuscript, the author threw a spectacular canary fit that left his editor stunned and silent.”
Examples
simple
“My boss threw a canary fit when I arrived late.”
contextual
“She threw a total canary fit after finding out her flight was cancelled at the last minute.”
complex
“Upon discovering the unauthorized changes to his manuscript, the author threw a spectacular canary fit that left his editor stunned and silent.”
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