What is the meaning of throw a fit?

Get very angry and fly into a rage.
- usage: "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
- synonyms: flip one's lid, blow up, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic

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