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got one's shorts in a knot

got one's shorts in a knot is the simple past 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 got one's shorts in a knot

What is got one's shorts in a knot the simple past of?
Got one's shorts in a knot is the simple past of get one's shorts in a knot.

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

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

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