heart attack kids
attrib.— «Showtime has the tendency to flip on a switch in front of a crowd. They’re kind of the heart attack kids in that you never know when they’re going to flip on the switch.» —“BHS Musical Dream Team To Perform At Disney World” by Mary Sansom Charleston Gazette (West Virginia) Apr. 9, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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