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Idiom

get one's undies in a bundle

Meaning

Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Don't get your undies in a bundle over such a small mistake.”

“He got his undies in a bundle when the train was five minutes late, even though we had plenty of time.”

“There is no reason to get your undies in a bundle over the minor scheduling changes, as the overall project timeline remains unaffected.”

Examples

simple

“Don't get your undies in a bundle over such a small mistake.”

contextual

“He got his undies in a bundle when the train was five minutes late, even though we had plenty of time.”

complex

“There is no reason to get your undies in a bundle over the minor scheduling changes, as the overall project timeline remains unaffected.”

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