get one's shorts in a knot
get one's shorts in a knot verb: synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
Verb
get one's shorts in a knot (third-person singular simple present gets one's shorts in a knot, present participle getting one's shorts in a knot, simple past got one's shorts in a knot, past participle (UK) got one's shorts in a knot or (US) gotten one's shorts in a knot)
- Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
- Synonyms:
- get one's knickers in a twist
Synonyms of get one's shorts in a knot
Forms of get one's shorts in a knot
| third-person singular present | gets one's shorts in a knot |
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| present participle | getting one's shorts in a knot |
| past | got one's shorts in a knot |
| past participle UK | got one's shorts in a knot |
| past participle US | gotten one's shorts in a knot |
Questions about get one's shorts in a knot
- What does get one's shorts in a knot mean?
- Get one's shorts in a knot means synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
- What part of speech is get one's shorts in a knot?
- Get one's shorts in a knot is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get one's shorts in a knot?
- The past tense of get one's shorts in a knot is got one's shorts in a knot.
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