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

• 小題大做
• 過度緊張

Definition

為小事變得生氣、煩惱或過度擔心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英式英語裡幽默、非正式的說法，用來勸別人不要對小事反應過度。和“別小題大做”意思接近。美式英語較少用。

Examples

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

別**小題大做**，這只是個小錯誤。

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

她找不到鑰匙時就**過度緊張**了。

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

別為下雨**小題大做**。

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

你怎麼總是為小事**大驚小怪**？

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

放輕鬆！沒必要為會議**大驚小怪**。

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

事情不順利時他總是**過度緊張**。