Definition of throw (one's) toys out of the cot

throw (one's) toys out of the cot

verb

• To lose one's temper, lose patience, to throw a tantrum.

  Last edited on Dec 30 2010. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 30 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'cot':
COTS	Definitions include: acronym for "common, off-the-shelf".
Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'out':
all blowed out	Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched.
amped-out	Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
as all get-out	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
ask (one) out	Definitions include: to ask a person on a date.
*ss out	Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
back one out	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
bail out	Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
bait out	Definitions include: to tell on someone; "snitch".
bake-out	Definitions include: a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
ball out	Definitions include: to leave.
balls out	Definitions include: See also balls to the wall.
bang out	Definitions include: to hit or cause bodily injury.
beast out	Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work.
beat (one's) brains out	Definitions include: to beat severely.
beat seven shades of sh*t out of	Definitions include: to beat severely.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'throw':
like throwing a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
throw	Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
throw a bone	Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
throw a curveball	Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
throw against a wall and see if it sticks	Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction.
throw a hissy fit	Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
throw a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a whiz	Definitions include: to urinate.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw bows	Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
throw dogs	Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
throwed off	Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
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Other terms relating to 'toy':
boy toy	Definitions include: a male with whom one has an intimate relationship.
f*cktoy	Definitions include: a person used solely or mostly for sexual pleasure.
Poop toy	Definitions include: A tangible reward given during potty training to a child who poops on the potty
take (one's) toys and go home	Definitions include: in some arrangement between two or more parties (for example, in business) for a party to withdraw from the agreement, taking the resources they were contributing.
toy	Definitions include: an underpowered device, machine, etc.
toy boy	Definitions include: a man, with whom you are having an intimate relationship, who is younger than you are (usually by a few years.).
toy soldier	Definitions include: a small penis.

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