get one's knickers in a twist

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡɛt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kəz ɪn‿ə ˈtwɪst/
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• General-American: /ˌɡɪt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kɚz ɪn‿ə ˈtwɪst/
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• rhymes with -ɪst
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No etymology was provided for this word.

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: vetää herne nenään — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• French: avoir ses bobettes dans un tapon — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• French: slaquer ses bobettes — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• German: an die Decke gehen — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• German: auf 180 sein — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• German: einen Hals kriegen (dicken) — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: indispettire — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: innervosire — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: irritare — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: scombussolare — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: scontentare — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: turbare — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Italian: fare di un grano una montagna — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Polish: denerwować się — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Polish: zdenerwować się — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Spanish: hacerse la picha un lío — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
• Spanish: hacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter