Idiom: throw/have a (temper) tantrum. an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration by a very young child or someone who is behaving like a child.
What is the meaning of to throw a tantrum?
Definition of have/throw/pitch a tantrum
—used to mean a child has an angry outburst or someone who is not a child gets very angry and upset and behaves like a child When he doesn't get his way, he throws a tantrum.
How do you use tantrum in a sentence?
a display of bad temper.
- Johnny had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.
- He threw a tantrum on the school bus.
- He always flies into a tantrum when he's contradicted.
- She throws a tantrum when she can't have the toy she wants.
