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1. Infuriated, annoyed, as in Don't let Paul get you bent out of shape? calm 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).
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs