chuck a wobbly

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• Chuck a wobbly — 1. tell a story that doesn t sound quite true; 2. throw a tantrum (in Western Australia); 3. (of a machine, etc.) fail to function properly; break down …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• chuck a wobbly — Australian Slang 1. tell a story that doesn t sound quite true; 2. throw a tantrum (in Western Australia); 3. (of a machine, etc.) fail to function properly; break down …   English dialects glossary

• wobbly — chuck a wobbly Lose your temper, have a tantrum, as when one federal parliamentarian admonished another in the Senate, Stop chucking a wobbly, Senator. Behave yourself. It is a variation on the earlier phrase throw a fit . Chuck , in the sense of …   Australian idioms

• Chuck — 1. do or perform right away: chuck a U ie ; chuck a mental ; chuck a wobbly ; 2. be rid of; 3. throw something; 4. vomit; 5. be sick; 6. stop; desist …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• chuck — I Australian Slang 1. do or perform right away: chuck a U ie ; chuck a mental ; chuck a wobbly ; 2. be rid of; 3. throw something; 4. vomit; 5. be sick; 6. stop; desist II Jamaican Slang Glossary Full size truck. III Mawdesley Glossary to throw… …   English dialects glossary

• wobbly — /ˈwɒbli/ (say woblee) adjective 1. shaky; unsteady. –noun (plural wobblies) 2. Colloquial a fit of nerves or anxiety. –phrase Colloquial 3. throw (or chuck) a wobbly, to indulge in a ta …  

• Chuck Versus the Gobbler — Chuck episode Volkoff extracts the Hydra database. Ep …   Wikipedia

• chuck — I. /tʃʌk / (say chuk) verb (t) 1. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin. 2. to throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance: * Grandpa s always chucking boondies at Grandma s grave, said Jack, deadpan. –randolph stow, 1965. 3.… …  

• throw a wobbly — Vrb phrs. Become very angry. Also throw a wobbler and chuck a wobbly. E.g. He threw a wobbly when he found her having sex with the plumber on the kitchen floor …   English slang and colloquialisms

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