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throws one's toys out of the pram

throws one's toys out of the pram is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 throws one's toys out of the pram

What is throws one's toys out of the pram the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws one's toys out of the pram is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw one's toys out of the pram.

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

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

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