| 词汇 | knickers |
| 释义 | knickers noun► keep your knickers on!stay calm!, don't get excited!; don't lose your temper! UK, 1973get (one's) knickers in a knotTo become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Primarily heard in UK. Ah, don't get your knickers in a knot, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people are getting their knickers in a knot over this election. all fur coat and no knickersGood-looking on the surface but lacking substance underneath. I thought David and I would really get along well, but we had nothing to talk about at dinner—he's really all fur coat and no knickers. Our new boss sounded like she had a lot of good ideas for the department, but it turns out she's all fur coat and no knickers. get (one's) knickers in a twistTo become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Ah, don't get your knickers in a twist, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people are getting their knickers in a twist over this election. be all fur coat and no knickersTo be attractive on the surface but lack substance underneath. I thought David and I would really get along well, but we had nothing to talk about at dinner—he's all fur coat and no knickers. Our new boss sounded like she had a lot of good ideas for the department, but it turns out she's all fur coat and no knickers. have (one's) knickers in a twistTo be overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. I hope you don't have your knickers in a twist—I swear I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people have their knickers in a twist over this election. get your knickers in a twistBRITISH, INFORMALIf someone gets their knickers in a twist, they become very upset or worried about something. He'll get a nasty shock, but he's not the first one, and he won't be the last, so why get our knickers in a twist? Let's not get our knickers in a twist until we see the outcome of those games. Note: You can also say that someone has their knickers in a twist. So why do these MPs have their knickers in a twist? Note: This expression is often used to show that you think that someone is more upset than is reasonable. be all fur coat and no knickershave an impressive or sophisticated appearance which belies the fact that there is nothing to substantiate it. British informalget your knickers in a twistbecome upset or angry. British informalThis expression was originally used specifically of women, the humorous masculine equivalent being get your Y-fronts in a twist . 1998 Times I'm not as anxious as I was…Most things these days, I'm really not going to get my knickers in a twist about. get/have your ˈknickers in a twist(British English) (American English get/have your ˈpanties in a knot) (informal) react too strongly to a difficult situation by getting angry, upset, confused, etc: The boss is getting his knickers in a twist about these sales figures.Don’t get your panties in a knot about it! It’s no big deal. |
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