get bent out of shape

get bent out of shape
To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset.

They stopped inviting him to the gatherings, and he really got bent out of shape about it.


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  • get bent out of shape — American, informal to become very angry or upset. It s ok, don t worry about returning the books. I don t get bent out of shape about things like that …   New idioms dictionary

  • get bent out of shape (about something) — get bent out of ˈshape (about/over sth) idiom (NAmE, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset • Don t get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake! Main entry: ↑bent …   Useful english dictionary

  • get bent out of shape (over something) — get bent out of ˈshape (about/over sth) idiom (NAmE, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset • Don t get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake! Main entry: ↑bent …   Useful english dictionary

  • bent out of shape — informal angry or agitated it was just a mistake, nothing to get bent out of shape about * * * bent out of shape US informal : very angry or unhappy Don t get all bent out of shape [=upset]. Nothing bad happened! • • • Main Entry: ↑bent bent out… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bent out of shape —    If you get bent out of shape, you become annoyed or upset about something that is usually not that important or cannot be avoided.     Don t get bent out of shape if you re delayed. We ll wait for you …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bent out of shape — 1. mod. angry; insulted. □ Man, there is no reason to get so bent out of shape. I didn’t mean any harm. □ I got bent out of shape because of the way I was treated. 2. n. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ I was so bent out of shape I thought I’d… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • bent out of shape — ap Upset, angry. Don t get so bent out of shape. 1960s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • shape — shape1 W2S2 [ʃeıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round/square etc)¦ 2¦(health/condition)¦ 3 knock/lick/get somebody/something into shape 4¦(character of something)¦ 5 take shape 6 in the shape of something 7 not in any shape or form 8¦(thing not seen clearly)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bent — bent1 [ bent ] adjective 1. ) a bent object has a curved or twisted shape: bent railings 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL dishonest: a bent cop 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH an offensive word used to describe a gay person bent on (doing) something very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shape — shape1 [ ʃeıp ] noun *** ▸ 1 outer form of something ▸ 2 something you cannot see well ▸ 3 features/qualities ▸ 4 condition of something/someone ▸ 5 correct order/structure ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the outer form of something: The room… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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