Getting bent out of shape In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "getting bent out of shape", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-08-08 12:08

Meaning of Getting bent out of shape (redirected from get bent out of shape )

Synonyms:

get (one's) Irish up , get someone's back up

Get bent out of shape American verb phrase informal

If you get bent out of shape, you become very angry or upset.

Go apologize to your mom before she gets bent out of shape.

He is just kidding. There is nothing to get bent out of shape about.

Try not to get bent out of shape over things you can not control.

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Grammar and Usage of Get bent out of shape

Verb Forms

  • gets bent out of shape
  • getting bent out of shape
  • got bent out of shape

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Get bent out of shape

By the mid-1950s, the idiom was being used in its current form.

The Origin Cited: poemanalysis.com .
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(to be) (as) ugly as sin

Extremely ugly; unlovely; unattractive

Example:

I hate frogs because they’re as ugly as sin.

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