To make great objections or a big fuss about something: “When we asked him to do that, he ________.”
| FLIPPED HIS LID | 5 |
| HAD A FIT | 4 |
| HAD A HISSY FIT | 4 |
| HIT THE CEILING | 4 |
| MADE A BIG TO-DO | 4 |
| BLEW HIS TOP | 3 |
| HAD KITTENS | 3 |
| RAISED THE ROOF | 3 |
| BLEW UP | 2 |
| HAD A CONNIPTION | 2 |
| HAD CONNIPTION FITS | 2 |
| RAISED A RUCKUS | 2 |
| RAISED AN AWFUL STINK | 2 |
| RAISED HELL | 2 |
| THREW A FIT | 2 |
| BELLY ACHED | 1 |
| BLEW A GASKET | 1 |
| PITCHED A FIT | 1 |
| PRETTY MUCH LOST IT | 1 |
| RAISED CAIN | 1 |
| RANTED AND RAVED | 1 |
| RAVED AND RANTED | 1 |
| THREW A TANTRUM | 1 |
| WENT BALLISTIC | 1 |
| WENT OFF | 1 |
| WENT OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
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