"have kittens" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大发脾气
• 急得要命

Definition

因某事非常生气、烦恼或焦虑，通常是有些夸张地表现出来。这是一个英式英语的非正式表达。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语，主要用于英式英语，美式英语中很少见。多用来描述别人的反应，一种夸张的说法，表示愤怒、震惊或焦虑。

Examples

When dad saw the mess, he had kittens.

爸爸看到家里乱了，**大发脾气**。

She almost had kittens when I told her the news.

我告诉她消息时，她差点儿**急坏了**。

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

如果我再迟到，我妈妈会**大发脾气**。

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

老师看到我们在走廊玩水，直接**大发脾气**。

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

要是他的球队再输，他肯定**气炸了**。

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

说真的，我以为老板会因为文件丢失**大发雷霆**。