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throw a wobbly
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British
Australian
Irish
global (informal use)
informal
slang
colloquial
To lose one's temper or self-control and behave in an angry, upset, or highly agitated way.
To have a sudden, often dramatic emotional outburst, similar to a tantrum.
2.
British
global (informal use)
informal
technical (colloquial)
Of a machine, system, or device: to malfunction, behave erratically, or cease to work properly.
Examples:
EN:
N.I.S. didn't throw a wobbly!
HI:
चहल ने डाली नो बॉल!
EN:
Things go wrong, things don't go your way, you throw a wobbly.
ID:
Sesuatu menjadi salah, sesuatu tidak berjalan sesuai cara kau, kau membuat goyah.
EN:
Whilst it worked with other games BF3 started to throw a wobbly.
TE:
ఇప్పుడిప్పుడే సినిమా షూటింగ్స్ అన్నీ తిరిగి ప్రారంభం అవుతుండటంతో బిబి3 చిత్రీకరణ కూడా స్టార్ట్ చేయాలని బోయపాటి సన్నాహకాలు చేసుకున్నారు.
EN:
Are you gonna throw a wobbly?
ES:
- ¿Vas a perder los estribos?
ID:
Kau akan mengamuk?
EN:
Of course I'm not gonna throw a wobbly.
ES:
Por supuesto que no.
ID:
Aku tak akan mengamuk.
EN:
I didn't throw a wobbly because my pass had been blocked.
ES:
No pierdo los estribos por el bloqueo de la tarjeta.
ID:
Aku tidak mengamuk karena kartu masukku diblokir.
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