American English Idioms: bent out of shape | Speak English Fluently #Short

Bent out of shape is not actually bending something. Bent out of shape means you feel a bit grumpy, a bit angry, and a bit unhappy about something. For example, if you’re at work and your boss tells you that you didn’t do a good job on this project, you might feel a bit bent out of shape. You’re a little bit angry. A little bit grumpy. ------- • Check out this blog post for more details about American English Idioms: https://www.eslactivity.org/american-english-idioms/ • Want another video about idioms? Watch @linguamarina video here: https://youtu.be/T2IeJwURA74 • Want another video about idioms? Watch my Top ten American English Idioms and Phrases here: https://youtu.be/IwHtZWD-NKc ------ Check out my book 365 American English Idioms here: https://amzn.to/3TyBAxV https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie?lang=en #teachingenglishwithjackie #englishidioms #englishidiomsandphrases ------ Transcript: Today's idiom of the day is "bent out of shape". That means you're a little bit irritated angry annoyed about something. So here's an example, you could say "My mom got bent out of shape when I came home late" or "My son got really bent out of shape when I asked him to clean his room" That means he was annoyed or angry about that. Please be sure to check out my book 365 American English idioms. Tags: bent out of shape, american idioms esl, common english phrases, American English Idioms, American English Idioms and phrases, American English phrases, how to speak english, idioms, phrases, english idioms, english phrases, american english, canadian english, learning american english, learning english quick, common phrases, common english phrases, common english idioms, idioms shorts, shorts for english, learn english quick, learn english naturally,