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get one's knickers in a twist
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Verb
Britain
Ireland
humorous
idiomatic
informal
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
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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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
It's silly to get one's knickers in a twist over a misplaced comma in the report.
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It's silly to get one's knickers in a twist over a misplaced comma in the report.
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