Meanings
present singular third person gets one's knickers in a twist · participle present getting one's knickers in a twist · participle past got one's knickers in a twist · past got one's knickers in a twist
- IrelandUKhumorousidiomaticinformalTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.
Swiss bank gets knickers in a twist over dress code guidelines [title]
2011 January 17, “Swiss bank gets knickers in a twist over dress code guidelines”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSNSynonyms: get one's knickers in a knot, get one's panties in a bunch, get one's panties in a wad, get one's panties in a pretzel, get one's shorts in a knot, get one's undies in a bundle
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.
Translations
Finnish vetää herne nenään
- vetää herne nenäänto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
French avoir ses bobettes dans un tapon, slaquer ses bobettes
- avoir ses bobettes dans un taponto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- slaquer ses bobettesto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
German an die Decke gehen, auf 180 sein
- an die Decke gehento become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- auf 180 seinto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- einen Hals kriegen (dicken)to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
Italian indispettire, innervosire
- indispettireto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- innervosireto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- irritareto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- scombussolareto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- scontentareto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- turbareto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- fare di un grano una montagnato become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
Polish denerwować się, zdenerwować się
- denerwować sięto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- zdenerwować sięto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
Spanish hacerse la picha un lío, hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
- hacerse la picha un líoto become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
- hacer una montaña de un grano de arenato become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with get one's knickers in a twist
Cite this entry
get one's knickers in a twist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20knickers%20in%20a%20twist
“get one's knickers in a twist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20knickers%20in%20a%20twist. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's knickers in a twist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20knickers%20in%20a%20twist.
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