What does have a cow mean?
Idiom Meaning:
get angry or go crazy
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
Look Who’s Talking Too (1990)
Time of Scene:
Mikey: Got you a gift for coming into the world, here it is. Have a cow, honey. Alright don’t have a cow.
The Simpsons “Hurricane Neddy” (1996)
Time of Scene:
Bart Simpson: Hey! Back off, man!
Ned Flanders: Ok, dude! I wouldn’t want you to have a cow, man! Here’s a catchphrase you better learn for your adult years: “Hey, buddy, got a quarter?”
Bart Simpson: I am shocked and appalled.
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Time of Scene:
Caroline: What’s your problem?
Jake: What?
Caroline: You’ve been acting weird all night. Are you screwing around?
Jake: Me? Are you crazy?
Caroline: I don’t know, Jake. I’m getting strange signals.
Jake: Well, they’re not comin’ from me. Everything’s fine. Don’t have a cow.
Caroline: Okay. Just remember one thing. I can name a hundred guys who’d kill to love me.
Jake: Is that a threat?
Caroline: It’s a fact, Jake.
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