"get one’s knickers in a twist" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈɡɛt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kəz ɪn e ˈtwɪst\, \ˈɡɛt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kɚz ɪn e ˈtwɪst\ Forms: to get one’s knickers in a twist [infinitive], gets one’s knickers in a twist [present, third-person, singular], got one’s knickers in a twist [preterite], got one’s knickers in a twist ou gotten one’s knickers in a twist [participle, past], ou \ˈɡɒt.ən wʌnz ˈnɪ.kɚz ɪn e ˈtwɪst\ ou \ˈɡɒt.ən wʌnz ˈnɪ.kəz ɪn e ˈtwɪst\ [participle, past], getting one’s knickers in a twist [participle, present]
  1. Devenir surmené ou inutilement bouleversé au cours d’une affaire banale. Tags: familiar, figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-get_one’s_knickers_in_a_twist-en-verb-tfLoWx9b Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Termes familiers en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais, Anglais du Royaume-Uni
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: get one’s knickers in a knot, get one’s panties in a bunch, get one’s shorts in a knot, get one’s undies in a bundle

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    "(Date à préciser) De get (« obtenir », « avoir », « recevoir », « capter », « piger ») one’s (« son », « sa », « ses »), knickers (« culotte »), in (« dans ») a (« un(e) »), et twist (« tournant »)."
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    "Utilisé le plus souvent à la forme négative.",
    "Il n’y a pas d’équivalent en français standard, mais au Québec on dit :\n** avoir ses bobettes dans un tapon\n** slaquer ses bobettes"
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