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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

clothes idiom

what's the meaning of don't get your knickers in a twist?
  

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Don't get angry . This is a British phrase. The American equivalent is Don't get your panties in a wad/bunch.

— Blue Jay

  • Don't get angry .
  • This is a British phrase.
  • The American equivalent is Don't get your panties in a wad/bunch.
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Don't get angry.
This is a British phrase. The American equivalent is Don't get your panties in a wad/bunch.
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Blue Jay The American equivalent is Don't get your panties in a wad/bunch.
Never heard that one, sorry, BJ.
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I first came across it some years ago when someone asked me to explain "Knickers in a twist", and when I did they told me "Oh, same as 'panties in a wad' or 'panties in a bunch'". I've come across them both a few times since.
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