fit to be tied
adj/fɪt tuː biː ˈtaɪ̯d/UK/fɪt tu bi ˈtaɪ̯d/CA/fɪt tʉː biː ˈtɑe̯d/
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.
Definitions
Very agitated or distressed
Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
- […] Mrs. Pepper reprimanded the master in the middle of the Park, before all the quality—Sunday afternoon, and the band playing, and the officers laughing, and he fit to be tied.
- Rage, frenzy and grief, fluctuated in my breast with a terrible power. I was as one distraught, as one fit to be tied.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA