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knickers in a twist; knickers in a knot
noun
an agitated or flustered condition; a state of panic AUSTRALIA
A figurative sense of an uncomfortable condition.- Don’t get your knickers in a twist. It’s just a game. — Nicholas Hasluck, Quarantine, p. 127, 1978
- If they did not think that retail shops that opened on Saturday afternoons or Sundays would attract a lot of customers, they would not be getting their knickers in a knot as they are. — Bulletin, p. 142, 22 November 1983
- Don’t get your knickers in a knot now. — Royce Hall, The Devil’s Portal, p. 175, 1984
- Don’t getcha knickers in a twist over him, honey. — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 4, 1999
- Her hair was out of kilter and her knickers were in a twist. — Stuart Jeffries, Mrs Slocombe’s Pussy, p. 107, 2000
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