Idiom
have a tantrum
Meaning
Alternative form of throw a tantrum.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The toddler started to have a tantrum in the store.”
“When his parents refused to buy him a toy, the boy began to have a tantrum in the middle of the aisle.”
“Despite his age, the spoiled heir would often have a tantrum whenever his demands were not met immediately by his staff.”
Examples
simple
“The toddler started to have a tantrum in the store.”
contextual
“When his parents refused to buy him a toy, the boy began to have a tantrum in the middle of the aisle.”
complex
“Despite his age, the spoiled heir would often have a tantrum whenever his demands were not met immediately by his staff.”
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