Throws a tantrum, say (4,2)

I believe the answer is:

acts up

(Other definitions for acts up that I've seen before include "Behaves in a troublesome way" , "Malfunctions" , "Misbehaves badly" , "Causes trouble or misbehaves" , "Carries on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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