To throw a wobbly means lose self-control in a panic or temper tantrum, or to cause consternation by acting in a surprising way. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Throw a Wobbly”
Here’s an expression I ran across recently, to throw a wobbly.
To throw a wobbly. Sounds British.
Yes, it is indeed. It means to lose one’s self-control in a fit of nerves, panic, temperament, annoyance, or the like, or to act in an unexpected way, causing surprise or consternation.
To throw a fit, spit the dummy, that sort of thing.
Yeah, yeah, that kind of thing.
To throw a wobbly.
To throw a wobbly, I like it.
Yeah, yeah, don’t bother him.
He might throw a wobbly.
Right, sure.
Okay.
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