fit to be tied

== English == === Etymology === From fit (“proper, suitable; prepared, ready”, adjective) +‎ to (infinitive-marking particle) +‎ be (auxiliary passive-voice verb) +‎ tied (“attached or fastened by string or the like; bound”, adjective), probably referring to someone being so agitated or angry that they need to be physically restrained to prevent harm to themselves and/or others. === Pronunciation === enPR: fĭt to͞o′ bē tīd′, fĭt′ tə bē tīd′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪt tuː biː ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə biː ˈtaɪ̯d/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /fɪt tu bi ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə bi ˈtaɪ̯d/ (Canada) IPA(key): /-ˈtʌɪ̯d/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /fɪt tʉː biː ˈtɑe̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə biː ˈtɑe̯d/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /fət tʉː biː ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfət tə biː ˈtaɪ̯d/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /fɪt tʉ bi ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə bi ˈtaɪ̯d/; /-ˈtʌi̯d/, /-ˈtəi̯d/ (India) IPA(key): /fɪʈ ʈuː biː ˈʈajɖ/, /ˌfɪʈ ʈo biː ˈʈajɖ/ Hyphenation: fit to be tied === Adjective === fit to be tied (not comparable) (idiomatic, informal) Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious. [from early 19th c.] Synonyms: ready to be tied, ropeable; see also Thesaurus:angry ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === anger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia mental distress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “fit to be tied” under “fit, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2023. “fit to be tied”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.