Definition of get (one's) knickers in a twist
get (one's) knickers in a twist
verb
- Becoming uptight over trivial things. Also get (one's) knickers in a knot.
Don't get your knickers in a twist over him.
Tom: What has got your knickers in such a twist that you would go and break protocol for the second time in less than two days and bust my hump about following orders?
-- "Incoming", Persons Unknown (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 5by Dawn L., Louisville, KY, USA, Jan 01 2004 (Edit definition)
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Slang terms with the same root words:
- knicker: knickers
- twist: don't get it twisted – get (one's) panties in a twist – twist – (show 2 more)
- get: as all get-out – don't get it twisted – from the get-go – (show 166 more)
- in: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. – a blessing in disguise – ace in the hole – (show 225 more)
- a: 12 points short of a pica – a – A-1 – (show 590 more)
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