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

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get one's knickers in a twist

Source Word

get one's knickers in a twist

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

Britain Ireland humorous idiomatic informal

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

Japanese Meaning

些細なことで必要以上に取り乱す / 些細なことに対して不必要に心配や怒りを抱く / 些細な問題に過剰に反応する

It's silly to get one's knickers in a twist over a misplaced comma in the report.

報告書のたった一つのコンマの誤りで過度に取り乱すのは馬鹿げている。

Sense（1）

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

gets one's knickers in a twist

（ present singular third-person ）

getting one's knickers in a twist

（ participle present ）

got one's knickers in a twist

（ participle past ）

got one's knickers in a twist

（ past ）