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bent out of shape

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Slang Dictionary
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.
  2. n.
    alcohol or drug intoxicated. : I was so bent out of shape I thought I'd never recover.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bent out of shape

  1. Infuriated, annoyed, as in Don't let Paul get you bent out of shapecalm down.

  2. 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).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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