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In a state of agitation or irritation, as in He is in a snit over the guest list . It is also put as get in or into a snit , as in She tends to get in a snit every time things don't go her way . The origin of this expression is uncertain. [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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