| 单词 | to have a cow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have a cow North American slang. to have a cow: to lose one's self-control in a fit of anger; = to pitch a fit at pitch v.2 Phrases 5. [Probably with reference to the upsetting and painful notion of giving birth to a cow; compare earlier to have kittens at kitten n. 3.] ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [verb (intransitive)] > become angry > become unduly angry to have a cow1959 to get one's knickers in a twist1971 to blow a gasket1975 1959 Denton (Texas) Record-Chron. 26 Mar. 3/2 He won't let me watch rock 'n roll shows... He'd have a cow if he knew I watched 77 Sunset Strip. 1973 T. Crouse Boys on Bus i. iv. 83 I had a cow, to say the least. 1990 S. Nielsen Wheels xxviii. 176 ‘Don't have a cow,’ she said huffily. ‘It's no big deal.’ 2001 R. Russo Empire Falls (2002) 35 It's against the law... Mrs. Whiting would have a cow if she thought I was doing anything off the books. < as lemmas |
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