get (one's) knickers in a twist



get (one's) knickers in a twist

To become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Ah, don't get your knickers in a twist, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people are getting their knickers in a twist over this election.
See also: get, knickers, twist

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Apollo[ə'pɔləu]
AmÁLia-Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Yura-Russian, Ukrainian
Lamarlə-MAHREnglish, African American
Mali-Thai
Akantha-Greek Mythology