get one's bowels in an uproar

verb

to become upset

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Meanings

verbget one's bowels in an uproar (third-person singular simple present gets one's bowels in an uproar, present participle getting one's bowels in an uproar, simple past got one's bowels in an uproar, past participle got one's bowels in an uproar or gotten one's bowels in an uproar)

present singular third person gets one's bowels in an uproar · participle present getting one's bowels in an uproar · past got one's bowels in an uproar · participle past got one's bowels in an uproar · participle past gotten one's bowels in an uproar

  1. idiomaticslangto become upset
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APA

get one's bowels in an uproar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20bowels%20in%20an%20uproar

MLA

“get one's bowels in an uproar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20bowels%20in%20an%20uproar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's bowels in an uproar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20bowels%20in%20an%20uproar.

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