"get your knickers in a knot" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小题大做
• 过度紧张

Definition

为小事变得生气、烦恼或过度担心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一句英式英语里幽默、非正式的表达，用于劝别人不要对小事反应过度或紧张。和“别小题大做”类似。美式英语较少用。

Examples

Don't get your knickers in a knot; it's just a small mistake.

别**小题大做**，这只是个小错误。

She got her knickers in a knot when she couldn't find her keys.

她找不到钥匙时就**过度紧张**了。

Try not to get your knickers in a knot about the rain.

别为下雨**小题大做**。

Why do you always get your knickers in a knot over nothing?

你怎么总是为小事**大惊小怪**？

Relax! No need to get your knickers in a knot about the meeting.

放轻松！没必要为会议**大惊小怪**。

He always gets his knickers in a knot when things don't go as planned.

事情不顺利时他总是**过度紧张**。