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1 get one's knickers in a twist*
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2 knickers
plural noun* * *['nikəz](women's and girls' pants, especially if loose-fitting and gathered in at the thigh.) der Schlüpfer* * *knick·ers[ˈnɪkəʳz, AM -ɚz]I. n pl3.▶ to get one's \knickers in a twist BRIT, AUS ( hum fam: get angry) sich akk aufregen fam; (get worried) den Kopf [o die Nerven] verlieren; (get confused) nichts auf die Reihe kriegen fam, nur mehr Bahnhof verstehen ÖSTERR fam* * *['nɪkəz]pldon't get your knickers in a twist! (inf) — dreh nicht gleich durch! (inf)
2)See:= academic.ru/88553/knickerbockers">knickerbockers* * *knickers [ˈnıkə(r)z] splget one’s knickers in a twist umg oft hum sich ins Hemd machen;knickers! umg Mist!* * *plural noun* * *(underwear) n.Schlüpfer m. -
3 knickers
PHRASES:to get one's \knickers in a twist (Brit, Aus);
См. также в других словарях:
get one's knickers in a twist Brit. — get one s knickers in a twist Brit. informal become upset or angry. → knickers … English new terms dictionary
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get one's knickers in a twist — vb British to become agitated, flustered or over excited. This picturesque vulgarism originated in the late 1950s with a purely sexual sense. Now widely used, it is generally heard in the negative form, exhorting someone to calm down. See also… … Contemporary slang
get one's panties in a bunch — vb the Australian equivalent of get one s knickers in a twist … Contemporary slang
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