"in a flap" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. (chiefly UK, informal) Worked up. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-in_a_flap-en-prep_phrase-Cys0e9k9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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