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EyeSeeYou Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

(Don't) Get your knickers in a twist/knot.

0I know there are some variations of that idiom, such as 01i01b01font00Don't get your panties in a bunch/wad02font02b02i00, right? I know their meaning, and in the firts case (knickers in a twist/knot) I can see the picture of a young girl being upset, crying while twisting her panties because she's not being given what she wants, 01u01b00but02b02u00 what I cannot seem to picture is the ones in 01b01font00green02font02b00. The words 01u00bunch02u00 and 01u00wad02u00 sort of hinder me from visualizing the situation.02br
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00Yeah, I know I asked an odd question. 01b00winks02b0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00I don;t think you've quite grasped the meaning or the image here. The idea is that if your underwear has a twist in it, it will be uncomfortable and irritatting for you. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id5

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00I don;t think you've quite grasped the meaning or the image here.
  • The idea is that if your underwear has a twist in it, it will be uncomfortable and irritatting for you.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id5
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0Hi,02br
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00I don;t think you've quite grasped the meaning or the image here. The idea is that if your underwear has a twist in it, it will be uncomfortable and irritatting for you. 05000 Same thing if it is in a bunch or wad.02br
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00It doesn't mean that anyone is actively doing any twisting.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive
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0I've never tried to visualise a literal image for that idiom before 05000.02br
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00It just means don't get cross/upset/frustrated/anxious.010id2
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5000 What does 'wad' means in this case? Does it mean 'in a bunch'?010id38
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0Hi,02br
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00Sort of. My dictionary speaks of 01i00a small compact mass.02i00 Sounds rather uncomfortable to sit on, doesn't it?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive.0-
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0 Hi Clive,02br
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00Does the idiom (Get your knickers in a twist) mean one getting trouble/upset by oneself ?02br
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00Can you illusrate this using an example please ?02br
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00Thanks ! (Can I say "Thanks" in this way? I mean as writing in first person but using a singular verb. I have seen many people writing like that.02br
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0 Read Nona's:02br
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00>don't get cross/upset/frustrated/anxious02br
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00 you should be able to write examples with these yourself. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Does the idiom (Get your knickers in a twist) mean one getting trouble/upset by oneself ?00 Yes, getting upset by oneself unnecessarily.02br
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00Can you illusrate this using an example please ?02font02br
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00A: Oh my ***, I'm not ready for the test tomorrow, I'm going
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0 Hi Clive,02br
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00Thanks !02br
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00Best Wishes,02br
00David0-
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10Hi,12br
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10I don;t think you've quite grasped the meaning or the image here. The idea is that if your underwear has a twist in it, it will be uncomfortable and irritatting for you. 15010 Same thing if it is in a bunch or wad.12br
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10It doesn't mean t
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01. Don't get your knickers in a twist.02br
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00There's a curious aspect to this phrase. It consists of an exhortation not to get "your" knickers in a twist; yet you say it when someone has shown signs of undue agitation, which suggests that the knickers in question are 01i00already02i00 in a twist.02br
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00In other words, you'
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