fit to be tied

Idioms and Phrases

Furious, enraged, as in I've been waiting for two hours and am fit to be tied . This expression implies anger so extreme that it requires physical restraint. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The former president is reportedly fit to be tied at the library for hosting "A Time for Choosing," a two-year-long speaker's series, envisioning a "fresh look — through reasoned, intellectual discussion — at the issues, ideas and policies that will define the Republican Party for decades to come."

From Salon

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said that it's a "small start" but is fit to be tied that they've only charged a crime that no one can say had anything to do with Joe Biden.

From Salon

Rupert Murdoch must be fit to be tied.

From Salon

Trump was fit to be tied and accused him of not being "in the foxhole" with him.

From Salon

Wouldn’t Mildred Powell be fit to be tied to see me dancing with such a charmer?

From Literature