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1. Of a person, upset or angry. Don't get all bent out of shape—I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you. You should apologize to Phil before he gets bent out of shape. Oh, Trish is always bent out of shape about one thing or another. I try to ignore her myself. 2. Of an object, misshapen or misaligned.
to become very angry or upset: I'm not getting bent out of shape because people don't respect my opinion. I'm used to that. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming angry and expressing anger. (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom. ape.
adjective. 1. : changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition. bent twigs. standing with knees slightly bent. 2. : strongly inclined : determined usually used with on.
bent out of shape. Shocked, astonished, as in That conservative audience was bent out of shape by his speech . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s] Also see in good condition (shape) . Infuriated, annoyed, as in Don't let Paul get you bent out of shape—calm down . The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or ...
“Get bent out of shape” is used to describe someone who becomes excessively angry or upset over something relatively minor. It can also refer to someone who becomes overly emotional about a situation that does not warrant such a strong reaction.
1. Of a person, upset or angry. Don't get all bent out of shape—I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you. You should apologize to Phil before he gets bent out of shape. Oh, Trish is always bent out of shape about one thing or another. I try to ignore her myself. 2. Of an object, misshapen or misaligned.
Meaning. The idiom "bent out of shape" is used to describe someone who is upset, angry, or agitated. It implies that the person's emotions are so strong that they have physically bent their body into an unusual shape. Usage. After hearing the bad news, John was so angry that he was bent out of shape for hours.
