bent out of shape
1. Of a person, upset or angry. Don't get all bent out of shape—I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you. You should apologize to Phil before he gets bent out of shape.
2. Of an object, misshapen or misaligned. Ever since the car accident, my passenger-side door has been bent out of shape.
bend someone out of shape
Fig. to make someone angry. The cheating that was going on really bent Joe out of shape. Why do you let yourself get bent out of shape? Chill, man, chill.
bend something out of shape
to distort something by twisting or bending. Jill bent the spring out of shape. I bent the coat hanger out of shape by hanging my leather jacket on it.
bend out of shape
Slang To annoy or anger.