# get one's shirt out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.

## Etymology
From the custom of taking one's shirt off before fighting (after becoming annoyed).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/get-one-s-shirt-out