have a fit

English

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Verb

have a fit (third-person singular simple present has a fit, present participle having a fit, simple past and past participle had a fit)

1. (idiomatic) To experience an epileptic seizure.

   She needs to keep her sugar level low or she'll have a fit.

2. (idiomatic) To become suddenly enraged.

   She'll have a fit when she finds out a younger woman got the job she was hoping for.

Translations

to have an epileptic seizure

• Maori: hūkeke

to become suddenly enraged