'Throw your toys out of the pram' Meaning
What does the saying 'Throw your toys out of the pram' mean?
Meaning: To make an angry protest against a relatively minor problem, in the process embarrassing the protester. The analogy is with a baby who throws toys out of the pram in order to get their parent to pay attention to them. The implication in the idiom is that the protester is acting like a baby.
Contributor: David Boothroyd
Country: International English | Subject Area: General | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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