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bent out of shape

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bent out of shape 
1. Fig. 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. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. I was so bent out of shape I thought I'd never recover. I've been polluted, but never as bent out of shape as this.
See also: bent, out, shape

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.
See also: bent, out, shape


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Twice the electric candelabrum -- a treasured symbol for Jews -- was mangled, trampled bent out of shape and its bulbs broken.
So, let's not get bent out of shape by plowing up the CRP .
They get all bent out of shape every time a union sympathizer is fired by Wal-Mart on some trumped-up charge like using profanity or being discourteous to customers.
 
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