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throwing one's toys out of the pram

throwing one's toys out of the pram is the present participle and gerund of throw one's toys out of the pram.

Meaning of throw one's toys out of the pram

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.

Questions about throwing one's toys out of the pram

What is throwing one's toys out of the pram the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing one's toys out of the pram is the present participle and gerund of throw one's toys out of the pram.

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

  1. throwing one's hat over the fence
  2. throwing one's hat over the wall
  3. throwing one's hotdog down someone's hallway
  4. throwing one's luck in with
  5. throwing one's name in the hat
  6. throwing one's toys out of the pram
  7. throwing one's voice
  8. throwing one's weight around
  9. throwing one's weight behind
  10. throwing oneself at
  11. throwing oneself behind

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