get one's knickers in a knot
get one's knickers in a knot · gets one's knickers in a knot · got one's knickers in a knot · getting one's knickers in a knot
Synonym of get one's knickers in a twistSynonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
» I can't get this knot untied.
Ich bekomme diesen Knoten nicht auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(humorous, idiomatic, informal)Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
Examples
4 sentencesI can't get this knot untied.
deIch bekomme diesen Knoten nicht auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't get all tied up in knots.
This boy’s got my head tied in knots with all his games.
What have you got your knickers in a knot about this time?
Forms
gets one's knickers in a knot, getting one's knickers in a knot, got one's knickers in a knot, got one's knickers in a knot| Base form | get one's knickers in a knot · to get one's knickers in a knot |
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| 3rd person singular | gets one's knickers in a knot |
| Present participle | getting one's knickers in a knot |
| Past simple | got one's knickers in a knot |
| Past participle | got one's knickers in a knot |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | get one's knickers in a knot |
| he, she, it | gets one's knickers in a knot |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | got one's knickers in a knot |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have got one's knickers in a knot |
| he, she, it | has got one's knickers in a knot |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will get one's knickers in a knot |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle