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gets bent out of shape

gets bent out of shape is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get bent out of shape.

Meaning of get bent out of shape

Verb

get bent out of shape (third-person singular simple present gets bent out of shape, present participle getting bent out of shape, simple past got bent out of shape, past participle (UK) got bent out of shape or (US) gotten bent out of shape)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To take offense; to become angry, agitated, or upset.
    • They stopped inviting him to the gatherings, and he really got bent out of shape about it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, bend, out of, shape.

Questions about gets bent out of shape

What is gets bent out of shape the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets bent out of shape is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get bent out of shape.

Words near gets bent out of shape in the dictionary

  1. gets back
  2. gets back at
  3. gets back on the horse that bucked one
  4. gets back to
  5. gets behind
  6. gets bent out of shape
  7. gets better
  8. gets between
  9. gets blood from a stone
  10. gets blood from a turnip
  11. gets blood out of a stone

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