My parents ..... when my teacher called them and told them about my poor grades

[Englishlearner]

My parents ..... when my teacher called them and told them about my poor grades. (*) had a cow (*) had a pig (*) had a bird

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[Natalia_Polteva]

The correct answer here is ‘had a cow’ which means that they were very angry and frustrated.