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Meaning of canary fit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.

dated, idiomatic

Examples

“The thousand odd officers and men on parade nearly threw a canary fit.”
“When put out, she would declare that she'd been thrown 'into a canary fit'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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