knot Идиома

get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot

want to hurry or rush, hurry up "If we asked Pop to hurry, he'd say, ""Don't get your shirt in a knot!"""

look like he was dragged through a knothole

appear to be very tired, burn out, run down After a divorce and a funeral, Anne looked like she'd been dragged through a knothole.

tie the knot

get married They decided to tie the knot after seeing each other for over three years.

tie up in knots

make someone very nervous or worried He was tied up in knots before the speech at the convention.

knot

the head

tie sb in knots

Idiom(s): tie sb (up) in knots

Theme: ANXIETY

to become anxious or upset. (Informal.)
• John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during the operation.
• This waiting and worrying really ties me up in knots.

Cut the Gordian knot

If someone cuts the Gordian knot, they solve a very complex problem in a simple way.

to tie the knot

"So when are you two tying the knot?"

knotty problem|knotty|problem

n. phr. A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. Doing one's income tax properly can present a knotty problem.

tie in knots|knot|knots|tie

v. phr. To make (someone) very nervous or worried. The thought of having her tooth pulled tied Joan in knots. The little boy's experience with the kidnapper tied him in knots and it was hard for him to sleep well for a long time.

tie the knot|knot|tie

v. phr., informal To get married; also to perform a wedding ceremony. Diane and Bill tied the knot yesterday. The minister tied the knot for Diane and Bill yesterday.

Gordian knot

Gordian knot
cut the Gordian knot
to find a quick, bold solution for a perplexing problem

tie into knots

tie into knots
Confuse, upset, or bewilder, as in He tied himself into knots when he tried to explain how the engine works. This metaphoric idiom transfers a knotted tangle to mental confusion. [Late 1800s]

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