throw one's toys out of the pram

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Verb

throw one's toys out of the pram (third-person singular simple present throws one's toys out of the pram, present participle throwing one's toys out of the pram, simple past threw one's toys out of the pram, past participle thrown one's toys out of the pram)

1. (idiomatic, mostly British) To lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.

Synonyms

• chuck one's toys out of the cot
• chuck one's toys out of the pram
• throw one's rattle out of the cot
• throw one's rattle out of the pram
• throw one's toys out of the cot
• spit the dummy