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get one's bowels in an uproar

get one's bowels in an uproar verb: to become upset.

Verb

get one's bowels in an uproar (third-person singular simple present gets one's bowels in an uproar, present participle getting one's bowels in an uproar, simple past got one's bowels in an uproar, past participle got one's bowels in an uproar or gotten one's bowels in an uproar)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) to become upset

Forms of get one's bowels in an uproar

third-person singular presentgets one's bowels in an uproar
present participlegetting one's bowels in an uproar
pastgot one's bowels in an uproar
past participlegot one's bowels in an uproar
past participlegotten one's bowels in an uproar

Questions about get one's bowels in an uproar

What does get one's bowels in an uproar mean?
Get one's bowels in an uproar means to become upset.
What part of speech is get one's bowels in an uproar?
Get one's bowels in an uproar is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's bowels in an uproar?
The past tense of get one's bowels in an uproar is got one's bowels in an uproar.

Words near get one's bowels in an uproar in the dictionary

  1. get one's arse into gear
  2. get one's ashes hauled
  3. get one's ass handed to one
  4. get one's ass in gear
  5. get one's ass into gear
  6. get one's bowels in an uproar
  7. get one's breath back
  8. get one's butt somewhere
  9. get one's claws into
  10. get one's claws on
  11. get one's claws out

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