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(colloquial) To have made a fuss or complained

Past tense for to be constantly or visibly anxious

Past tense for to cause anxiety or worry to

Past tense for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

Past tense for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Past tense for to express or feel deep sorrow or anguish

Past tense for to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

Past tense for to hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

Past tense for to feel emotionally upset

Feeling angry, distressed or unhappy

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

Looking exhausted, stressed, or poor in condition

Having spaces or gaps

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Verb

(colloquial) To have made a fuss or complained

kicked up a fuss

kicked up a rumpus

put the boot in

turned on the waterworks

expressed concern

kicked up a stink

found fault with

inveighed against

cried fretfully

made a complaint

picked holes in

lodged a complaint

spoken out against

taken exception to

spoke out against

took exception to

shed tears over

raised objections

expressed disapproval

complained about

taken exception

expressed disagreement

hypercriticized

expressed opposition

expressed regret about

cast aspersions on

kicked up a stink about

kicked up a fuss about

made an objection

rocked the boat

burst into tears

protested against

expressed objections

lodged a protest

expressed objections to

expressed disagreement with

remonstrated against

expressed disapproval of

lodged a protest against

raised objections to

had a problem with

pulled to pieces

bellyached about

made a big thing out of

made a big thing of

cried over spilled milk

expressed sorrow about

made a song and dance

cried over spilt milk

turned on waterworks

beat one's breast

made a thing of

sounded off about

moaned and groaned

raised objection

mixed it up with

complained vehemently about

cried your eyes out

made a mountain out of a molehill

voiced disapproval

screamed bloody murder

cried convulsively

talked under your breath

eaten your heart out

made a fuss about

discountenanced

ate your heart out

blown off steam

took issue with

taken issue with

taken up the cudgels

took up the cudgels

beaten one's breast

did a hatchet job on

done a hatchet job on

took a stand against

taken a stand against

went-one-on-one

drawn the line at

begged to differ

gone-one-on-one

drew the line at

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“Young people continue to lead in adopting and testing new platforms and digital literacies, and their elders still fret and complain about them.”

Verb

Past tense for to be constantly or visibly anxious

concerned oneself

distressed oneself

lost sleep over

carried a heavy load

got into a dither

gotten into a dither

tormented yourself

tortured yourself

got overwrought

got in a fluster

gotten worked up

gotten steamed up

gotten in a state

stayed the course

busied yourself

burdened oneself

worried oneself

got in a lather

gotten in a lather

troubled yourself

went through the mill

exercised oneself

gone through the mill

got in a tiz-woz

wrestled with oneself

bitten one's nails

bit one's nails

eaten your heart out

ate your heart out

occupies oneself

occupied oneself

went to the trouble

gone to the trouble

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“An alarming new survey has found that almost one in four parents fret constantly about whether they have the ability to raise their children properly.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause anxiety or worry to

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

caused to panic

put your back up

cut to the quick

rubbed up the wrong way

got in your hair

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone's nose out of joint

discombobulated

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

made someone see red

given a hard time

gave a hard time

discountenanced

rubbed the wrong way

got on your wick

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gotten your back up

got your back up

got your dander up

made your blood boil

tried your patience

given someone grief

gave someone grief

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

caused anxiety to

caused discomfort to

caused concern to

made uncomfortable

put someone off their stroke

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

preyed on your mind

put into a flap

raised your hackles

put pressure on

rubbed you up the wrong way

hit where one lives

caused anguish to

put into a funk

got across someone

put in traction

ruffled one's feathers

made somebody's hackles rise

put a damper on

thrown off balance

threw off balance

given someone the pip

gave someone the pip

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

caused annoyance

weighed heavily on

caused disquiet to

caused suffering

caused resentment

caused bitterness

caused vexation

become flustered

dampened spirits

lost one's temper

gave a bad time

given a bad time

breathed down someone's neck

rattled one's cage

worked into lather

given offence to

got your hackles up

caused resentment to

gotten up someone's nose

caused to feel mental strain

setted one's teeth on edge

pushed to the limit

pushed the buttons of

rattled someone's cage

rocked the boat

brought pressure to bear on

pressed the panic button

aroused anxiety in

gave offence to

caused someone to lose their composure

caused to feel emotional strain

sent into a rage

got up someone's nose

made it tough for

bent someone's ear

drove you up the wall

thumbed nose at

caused annoyance to

caused suffering to

sticked in one's craw

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

took a rise out of

got a rise out of

taken a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

broke the heart of

broken the heart of

done a number on

did a number on

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

gotten worked up

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

became flustered

gotten into a state

gone into a panic

got into a state

went into a panic

put on the spot

tried the patience of

upset the applecart

hit a sour note

put through wringer

made discontented

made someone fed up

put a strain on

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

set someone's teeth on edge

made you see red

made self-conscious

got someone's wick

caused trouble to

made things hot for someone

made it hot for someone

made an enemy of somebody

rubbed salt in wound

played cat and mouse

pushed one's buttons

offended morals of

filled with loathing

run up the wrong way

lied heavily on

dampened the spirits of

made severe demands on

got in the hair of

pushed someon's buttons

made downhearted

made a monkey of

kicked up a stink

made somebody's blood boil

took the wind out of your sails

kicked up a fuss

caught one short

got on the nerves of

made despondent

made demands on

taken the wind out of your sails

setted someone back on their heels

occupied thoughts

made someone scratch their head

caused to lose heart

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

ran up the wrong way

gotten on someone

took the mickey

taken the mickey

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

taken the piss out of

took the piss out of

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

drove you crazy

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

driven you crazy

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

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“You break the rules of your people, invite danger upon yourself, and fret your mother.”

Verb

Past tense for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

wore threadbare

worn threadbare

rubbed painfully

chipped away at

become threadbare

became threadbare

become tattered

done a number on

did a number on

became tattered

gone into holes

went into holes

broke the skin of

broken the skin of

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“It drifts into crevasses or the deep valleys of the streams that fret the surface of the ice.”

Verb

Past tense for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

ate your heart out

eaten your heart out

had a long face

went about like a half-shut knife

gone about like a half-shut knife

wore a long face

worn a long face

felt sorry for yourself

languished over

felt despondent about

chafed inwardly

regretted the loss of

felt despondent

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Past tense for to express or feel deep sorrow or anguish

Verb

Past tense for to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

ranted and raved

lost your temper

flew off the handle

flown off the handle

went off the deep end

gone off the deep end

went up the wall

gone up the wall

foamed at the mouth

flipped your lid

frothed at the mouth

jumped up and down

worked oneself into sweat

hit the ceiling

lost one's temper

burst a blood vessel

got hot under the collar

went into a rage

gone into a rage

become very angry

gotten worked up

went through the roof

foamed at mouth

gone through the roof

boiled with rage

flipped one's wig

gotten steamed up

thrown a tantrum

blew one's stack

flew into a rage

threw a tantrum

blown one's stack

flown into a rage

became very angry

went non-linear

gone non-linear

champed at the bit

flown into a temper

flew into a temper

chomped at the bit

got your dander up

become indignant

had a conniption fit

got steamed up about

popped one's cork

got all steamed up

thrown a wobbly

gnashed your teeth

went into a fury

raised the roof

become impassioned

gone into a fury

become animated

become infuriated

boiled over with rage

flown into a passion

flew into a passion

grown passionate

grew passionate

did a slow burn

done a slow burn

became animated

became impassioned

drawn oneself up

drew oneself up

got your hackles up

became indignant

became infuriated

gotten your hackles up

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Verb

Past tense for to hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

Verb

Past tense for to feel emotionally upset

Adjective

Feeling angry, distressed or unhappy

discountenanced

at sixes and sevens

on pins and needles

discombobulated

in a state of agitation

in a cold sweat

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all of a dither

in a state of nerves

like a cat on hot bricks

bundle of nerves

hot and bothered

a bundle of nerves

all of a lather

beside yourself

out of one's mind

like a fish out of water

bricking oneself

all of a doodah

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

feeling anxious

all of a flutter

out of your mind

at the end of your tether

terror-stricken

with one's stomach in knots

shaking in one's shoes

easily frightened

easily agitated

hot under the collar

sweating bullets

biting one's nails

put out of countenance

tossing and turning

tied up in knots

in a state of shock

on the defensive

on the qui vive

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

emotionally defeated

tearing one's hair out

emotionally charged

emotionally scarred

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

apprehensive about

scared to death

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

horror-stricken

having cold feet

frightened out of your wits

hot under collar

chicken-hearted

caught off balance

thrown off balance

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

out of countenance

like a chicken with its head cut off

blush to think of

knocked for six

waiting for the axe to fall

frightened to death

paralysed with fear^UK

restlessly moving

frozen with fear

paralyzed with fear^US

waiting with bated breath

champing at the bit

all of a tremble

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

lacking social skills

having stage fright

having a funny feeling

with bated breath

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

not self-assured

with a steady pulse

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Adjective

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

hot under the collar

in high dudgeon

ill-humoured^UK

foaming at the mouth

not best pleased

out of countenance

carrying a chip on your shoulder

bent out of shape

blue in the face

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

hot and bothered

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

at daggers drawn

beside yourself with rage

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

discountenanced

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Adjective

Looking exhausted, stressed, or poor in condition

out on one's feet

worn to a frazzle

asleep on one's feet

on your last legs

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Adjective

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