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in a flap

in a flap prepositional phrase: worked up.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, informal) Worked up.
    • to be in a flap, to get in a flap

Questions about in a flap

What does in a flap mean?
In a flap means worked up.
What part of speech is in a flap?
In a flap is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a flap in the dictionary

  1. in a dither
  2. in a fair way
  3. in a family way
  4. in a few shakes
  5. in a fix
  6. in a flap
  7. in a flash
  8. in a flat spin
  9. in a foam
  10. in a fog
  11. in a heartbeat

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