Have A Cow Meaning & Sentence Examples

Have A Cow Definition, Sentence Examples

HAVE A COW MEANING – Find out what have a cow really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The idiom “have a cow” means to become extremely angry, agitated, or upset about something. It originated in the early- to mid-20th-century United States.

“Cow” was an early 1900s slang term for an angry or enraged outburst. For instance, to say “He went into a cow” meant to become furious. This seems to come from the idea of a cow as a large, temperamental animal. The idiom “have a cow” emerged as a colorful way to say someone became hysterical or threw a tantrum.

Have A Cow Meaning:

• to experience rage or excitement over anything.
• to erroneously respond with annoyance or fury.
• to show irritation, indignation, or frustration over anything.
• to have a fit of anger or lose one’s temper.
• to blow up over something.
• to become hysterical over a situation.

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Here are examples of sentences that use have a cow:

1. The manager had a cow at the board of directors meeting today.
2. My brother had a cow because I was late to pick him up.
3. My sister had a cow when I spilled juice on the carpet.
4. The mother had a cow when she saw the mess the kids had made.

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