Idiom
throw a wobbly
Meaning
To throw a tantrum.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The toddler threw a wobbly because he wanted more candy.”
“When the manager announced the new weekend hours, several employees threw a wobbly in the meeting room.”
“The lead actor threw a wobbly when he discovered his dressing room lacked the specific flowers he had requested in his contract.”
Examples
simple
“The toddler threw a wobbly because he wanted more candy.”
contextual
“When the manager announced the new weekend hours, several employees threw a wobbly in the meeting room.”
complex
“The lead actor threw a wobbly when he discovered his dressing room lacked the specific flowers he had requested in his contract.”
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