in a snit
idiom
US, informal
: in a very annoyed and angry state usually because of something minor
He left in a snit when they told him he'd have to wait another hour.
She got in a snit when she found out he was late.
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The episode starts with Q in a snit, and, well, that snit doesn’t go away for the whole episode.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Sure, the outrages are outrageous, and shiny, and get people on both sides of the aisle in a snit.
—John Archibald | [email protected], al, 26 Feb. 2023
Biden has already recommitted to the Paris climate accord, from which Trump pulled out, rejoined the World Health Organization, which Trump quit in a snit over its handling of the coronavirus; and begun revitalizing alliances and international organizations weakened by Trump’s rejection.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Sure, the outrages are outrageous, and shiny, and get people on both sides of the aisle in a snit.
—John Archibald | [email protected], al, 26 Feb. 2023
Biden has already recommitted to the Paris climate accord, from which Trump pulled out, rejoined the World Health Organization, which Trump quit in a snit over its handling of the coronavirus; and begun revitalizing alliances and international organizations weakened by Trump’s rejection.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021
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“In a snit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20snit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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