bent out of shape

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.
   

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  • Bent out of Shape — Bent out of Shape …   Википедия

  • Bent Out of Shape — Album par Rainbow Sortie 24 août 1983 Enregistrement De mai à juin 1983 aux Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhague, Danemark Durée 40 min 25 s Genre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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 — Infobox Album | Name = Bent out of Shape Type = Album Artist = Rainbow Released = August 24, 1983 Recorded = May June 1983 Genre = Hard rock Length = 40:25 Label = Polydor Mercury Records (original US) Producer = Roger Glover Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • bent out of shape — very angry or upset. My boss ignored my comments, but I don t feel that it s worth getting all bent out of shape over it …   New idioms dictionary

  • bent out of shape N. Amer. — bent out of shape N. Amer. informal angry or agitated. → bent …   English new terms 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

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