pitch a fit
idiom
US, informal
: to become very upset and angry in a loud and uncontrolled way
He pitched a fit when she said she was going to be late again.
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Curly-haired and hot bodied, Tony would pitch a fit whenever his job would get in the way of his workout routine.
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