Meaning & use
have a cow
To become extremely upset, angry, or anxious about something, often more than the situation warrants.
See it in a sentence
Relax, it's just a small scratch on the car; there's no need to have a cow.
My dad had a cow when he saw the dent I put in his bumper.
A note on using this word
Have a cow is informal American slang, most often used in the negative, telling someone not to overreact.
Words with a similar meaning
freak outoverreact
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
stay calm
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