What is an insane-behavior-for-anger metonymy?

What is an insane-behavior-for-anger metonymy?

Definition
	A conventional metonymy in which reference to insane behavior is used to stand for anger.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	When my mother finds out, she'll have a fit. He's fit to be tied. He's about to throw a tantrum.

Generic
	An insane-behavior-for-anger metonymy is a kind of
	What is a behavioral metonymy for anger?

Source
	Kovecses 1986

Context for this page:

Concept module: insane-behavior-for-anger metonymy
In modular book: Metonymies in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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