get one's shorts in a knot in English

Audio: en-au-get one's shorts in a knot.ogg

[Australia] Forms: gets one's shorts in a knot [present, singular, third-person], getting one's shorts in a knot [participle, present], got one's shorts in a knot [past], got one's shorts in a knot [UK, participle, past], gotten one's shorts in a knot [US, participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's shorts in a knot}} get one's shorts in a knot (third-person singular simple present gets one's shorts in a knot, present participle getting one's shorts in a knot, simple past got one's shorts in a knot, past participle (UK) got one's shorts in a knot or (US) gotten one's shorts in a knot)

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"get one's shorts in a knot" meaning in English

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