Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Ireland, UK, humorous, idiomatic, informal)To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.

    an die Decke gehen, auf 180 sein, einen Hals kriegen (dicken)

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Don't get your knickers in a twist.

    Нерви в коробочку. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. Don't get your knickers in a twist!

    Не кип'ятись так! — deniko

    ruНе кипятись! — odexed

    deJetzt mach dir mal nicht ins Hemd! — al_ex_an_der

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Tom's got a twisted sense of humour.

    deTom hat einen schrägen Sinn für Humor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    Seael · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Mary's got a twisted sense of humour.

    deMaria hat einen verdrehten Sinn für Humor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom has got a twisted sense of humour.

    deTom hat einen schrägen Sinn für Humor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    Seael · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter:

Forms

gets one's knickers in a twist, getting one's knickers in a twist, got one's knickers in a twist, got one's knickers in a twist
Base formget one's knickers in a twist · to get one's knickers in a twist
3rd person singulargets one's knickers in a twist
Present participlegetting one's knickers in a twist
Past simplegot one's knickers in a twist
Past participlegot one's knickers in a twist

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget one's knickers in a twist
he, she, itgets one's knickers in a twist

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot one's knickers in a twist

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got one's knickers in a twist
he, she, ithas got one's knickers in a twist

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get one's knickers in a twist

Synonyms

6 synonyms
get one's knickers in a knotget one's panties in a bunchget one's panties in a wadget one's panties in a pretzelget one's shorts in a knotget one's undies in a bundle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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