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throw one's toys out of the pram

throw one's toys out of the pram verb: to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.

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

Synonyms of throw one's toys out of the pram

Forms of throw one's toys out of the pram

third-person singular presentthrows one's toys out of the pram
present participlethrowing one's toys out of the pram
pastthrew one's toys out of the pram
past participlethrown one's toys out of the pram

Questions about throw one's toys out of the pram

What does throw one's toys out of the pram mean?
Throw one's toys out of the pram means to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.
What part of speech is throw one's toys out of the pram?
Throw one's toys out of the pram is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw one's toys out of the pram?
The past tense of throw one's toys out of the pram is threw one's toys out of the pram.

Words near throw one's toys out of the pram in the dictionary

  1. throw one's luck in with
  2. throw one's name in the hat
  3. throw one's rattle out of the cot
  4. throw one's rattle out of the pram
  5. throw one's toys out of the cot
  6. throw one's toys out of the pram
  7. throw one's voice
  8. throw one's weight around
  9. throw one's weight behind
  10. throw oneself at
  11. throw oneself behind

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