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gets one's shorts in a knot

gets one's shorts in a knot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's shorts in a knot.

Meaning of get one's shorts in a knot

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)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal) Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Questions about gets one's shorts in a knot

What is gets one's shorts in a knot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's shorts in a knot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's shorts in a knot.

Words near gets one's shorts in a knot in the dictionary

  1. gets one's shine box
  2. gets one's shinebox
  3. gets one's shirt out
  4. gets one's shit pushed in
  5. gets one's shit together
  6. gets one's shorts in a knot
  7. gets one's shtick together
  8. gets one's skates on
  9. gets one's teeth into
  10. gets one's ticket punched
  11. gets one's tits in a wringer

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