"throw one's toys out of the pram" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw one's toys out of the pram.ogg Forms: throws one's toys out of the pram [present, singular, third-person], throwing one's toys out of the pram [participle, present], threw one's toys out of the pram [past], thrown one's toys out of the pram [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> one's toys out of the pram}} 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. (idiomatic, mostly British) To lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum. Tags: British, idiomatic Synonyms: chuck one's toys out of the cot, chuck one's toys out of the pram, throw one's rattle out of the cot, throw one's rattle out of the pram, throw one's toys out of the cot, spit the dummy
    Sense id: en-throw_one's_toys_out_of_the_pram-en-verb-AQPLddhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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