get very upset at something
1get your knickers in a twist — get (your) knickers in a twist British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation …
2get knickers in a twist — get (your) knickers in a twist British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation …
3get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …
4get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …
5get your knickers in a twist — informal phrase to get angry, annoyed, or upset Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: knickers * * * get your knickers in a twist Brit informal : to become upset about something that is not very important …
6upset — up|set1 [ ,ʌp set ] adjective ** 1. ) very sad, worried, or angry about something: Why are you so upset? They felt too upset to talk about the incident. upset about/over/by: They re all still very upset about losing the case. get/become upset: It …
7upset — I UK [ʌpˈset] / US [ˌʌpˈset] adjective ** 1) very sad, worried, or angry about something Why are you so upset? They felt too upset to talk about the incident. upset about/over/by: They re all still very upset about losing the case. get/become… …
8get over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get over : present tense I/you/we/they get over he/she/it gets over present participle getting over past tense got over past participle got over 1) a) get over something to start to feel happy or well again… …
9upset*/ — [ʌpˈset] adj I 1) sad, worried, or angry about something Why are you so upset?[/ex] They felt too upset to talk about the incident.[/ex] They re all still very upset about losing the case.[/ex] It s nothing to get upset about.[/ex] She feels… …
10get */*/*/ — UK [ɡet] / US verb Word forms get : present tense I/you/we/they get he/she/it gets present participle getting past tense got UK [ɡɒt] / US [ɡɑt] past participle got 1) [transitive, never passive] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s… …
