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have kittens
verb
get very angry and fly into a rage
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The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question

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Spam makes me go ballistic

• Syn:
↑flip one's lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑have a fit, ↑combust, ↑blow one's stack, ↑fly off the handle, ↑flip one's wig, ↑lose one's temper, ↑blow a fuse, ↑go ballistic
• Derivationally related forms: ↑blowup (for: ↑blow up)
• Hypernyms: ↑rage
• Verb Frames:
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phrasal
: to be in an agitated mood : become perturbed or upset

company's coming and Ma's been having kittens

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have kittens
To be in a state of great excitement, anxiety or anger
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Main Entry: ↑kitten

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have kittens british informal phrase
to be very nervous, worried, or upset

I’d better give Mum a ring – she’ll be having kittens.

Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym
Main entry: kitten

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informal be extremely nervous or upset

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have kittens
Brit informal : to become very nervous or upset about something

They had kittens when they saw the mess we made.

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Main Entry: ↑kitten

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have ˈkittens f2 idiom
(BrE, informal) to be very anxious, angry or upset about sth
Main entry: ↑kittenidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.