"have kittens" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大發脾氣
• 急得要命

Definition

因某事非常生氣、煩惱或焦慮，通常是非常誇張地表現出來。這是一個英式英語的非正式表達。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語，主要用於英式英語，美式英語中很少見。多用來形容別人的反應，是一種誇張說法，表示生氣、喫驚或擔憂。

Examples

When dad saw the mess, he had kittens.

爸爸看到家裡亂了，**大發脾氣**。

She almost had kittens when I told her the news.

我告訴她消息時，她差點兒**急壞了**。

My mom will have kittens if I'm late again.

如果我再遲到，我媽媽會**大發脾氣**。

The teacher had kittens when she saw us playing with water in the hallway.

老師看到我們在走廊玩水，直接**大發脾氣**。

If his team loses again, he'll probably have kittens.

要是他的球隊再輸，他肯定**氣炸了**。

Honestly, I thought my boss was going to have kittens over the missing files.

說真的，我以為老闆會因為文件丟失**暴跳如雷**。