And, yes, tinsel can get tangled, or twisted into a messy ball of doom.The expression don’t get your tinsel in a tangle seems to be the holiday version of “Don’t get your knickers in a twist,” an idiom for keeping your composure under stress. If someone tells you to give it a rest, they are asking you to stop doing something such … Can you illusrate this using an example please ? Example: Example: Don't get your knickers in a knot. One PRIVATE school that is known for inclusion, is reinforcing their inclusionary methods by recommending replacement terms for terms that were rather exclusionary. This phrase was a favourite in the ‘70s and ‘80s, particularly with young women. In other words, idioms are expressions that cannot be understood literally. We should probably be using “boxers in a bunch”. English speakers would instead say, “there’s no need to get your knickers in a twist” or its younger version, “don’t get your panties in a bunch”. Thanks Yes, its fine (Can I say Thanks in this way I mean as writing in first person but using a singular verb. Compound Forms/Forme composte: Inglese: Italiano: get one's knickers in a twist v expr verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb-for example, 'put their heads together,' 'come to an end. To sort oneself out, to regain one's composure.
