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Be constantly or visibly anxious

Cause anxiety to

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

To wear away or destroy gradually

To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

Take small bites out of

To feel emotionally upset

Hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong

A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

A state of noisy and confused activity

A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire

An often childish display or fit of bad temper

An obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

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Verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious

concern oneself

distress yourself

distress oneself

lose sleep over

carry a heavy load

eat one's heart out

get into a dither

get overwrought

be on tenterhooks

torment oneself

torture oneself

get in a fluster

get in a lather

go through the mill

stew in one's juices

bite one's nails

be in a blue funk

have butterflies in one's stomach

wrestle with oneself

torment yourself

exercise oneself

torture yourself

get in a tiz-woz

be in a tiz-woz

be on pins and needles

stay the course

be in a state of nervousness

be in a state of agitation

be in a state of anxiety

be apprehensive

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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

Cause anxiety to

rub up the wrong way

drive up the wall

get on your nerves

give someone the hump

make someone see red

give someone a hard time

get in your hair

get on one's nerves

rub the wrong way

be on your back

put your back up

drive round the bend

give someone grief

get on someone's nerves

get someone's back up

get your back up

make someone's blood boil

put someone's back up

get in someone's hair

give someone the pip

drive round the twist

cut to the quick

get someone's dander up

get under one's skin

give offence to

get across someone

get on someone's wick

rub you up the wrong way

make someone's hackles rise

be a pain in the neck

get in one's hair

be a thorn in someone's side

ruffle someone's feathers

get someone's goat

put somebody's nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

hurt someone's feelings

get under someone's skin

give a hard time

raise someone's hackles

try someone's patience

get up someone's nose

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

put your nose out of joint

get someone's hackles up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

hit where one lives

work into lather

send into a rage

try one's patience

take a rise out of

put someone out

get a rise out of

make blood boil

be a nuisance to

cause suffering

wind somebody up

get on your wick

try your patience

get your dander up

get on somebody's nerves

drive to distraction

raise your hackles

get under your skin

get your hackles up

set one's teeth on edge

stick in one's craw

lose one's temper

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

rattle someone's cage

bend someone's ear

throw off balance

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

rattle one's cage

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

throw into tizzy

put pressure on

breathe down someone's neck

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

cause bitterness

eat away at one's mind

cause annoyance

cause resentment

gnaw at one's mind

give a bad time

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

Verb

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

wear threadbare

become threadbare

become tattered

come to the end of its life

show signs of wear

rub into pieces

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Verb

To wear away or destroy gradually

sap the strength of

wash something away

sap one's strength

slowly diminish

gradually overcome

put the kibosh on

take the edge off

wear something down

pull the teeth of

reduce the power of

remove the sting from

deprive of force

reduce the powers of

place a limit on

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Verb

To show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

make a big thing of

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

give a hard time

cause anxiety to

cause anguish to

be a great weight on

make uncomfortable

cause discomfort to

throw off balance

cause concern to

give someone grief

weigh heavily on someone's mind

drive up the wall

cut to the quick

cause disquiet to

cause suffering to

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

be on one's case

weigh heavily on

break one's heart

put into a funk

put a damper on

break the heart of

hurt someone's feelings

prey on one's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

get on someone's wick

hurt somebody's feelings

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

weigh heavy on someone's mind

prey on someone's mind

cause to feel emotional strain

put in traction

cause to feel mental strain

push to the limit

become flustered

press the panic button

go into a panic

be in a twitter

get into a state

concern oneself

concern yourself

trouble oneself

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

give someone a hard time

trouble yourself

inconvenience yourself

burden yourself

go to the trouble

put someone off their stroke

set someone back on their heels

occupy someone's thoughts

make someone scratch their head

send over the edge

work someone up

be the matter with

put the wind up someone

throw into a tizzy

fill with consternation

give someone a turn

throw into confusion

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

throw into disorder

throw into uproar

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Verb

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

eat your heart out

have a long face

be down in the dumps

eat one's heart out

go about like a half-shut knife

be down in the mouth

wear a long face

feel sorry for yourself

be out of sorts

feel despondent

harbour a grudge

be out of humour

be in a bad mood

be brokenhearted

regret the loss of

feel despondent about

be in brown study

be in a brown study

give thought to

be lost in thought

put on thinking cap

deliberate about

be in a reverie

give much thought to

ask oneself about

give consideration to

build castles in air

intellectualize^US

speculate about

debate with oneself

intellectualise^UK

put on one's thinking cap

beat one's brains out about

run up a flagpole

put on one's thinking cap about

mull over things

give some thought to

be lost in contemplation

turn over in your mind

chew over things

turn over in one's mind

think hard about

cudgel one's brains

engage in contemplation

be in a thoughtful state

stare into space

stop to consider

take under consideration

be in cloud cuckoo land

have one's head in the clouds

let one's thoughts wander

indulge in wool-gathering

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Verb

Become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience

be beside oneself

be boiling over

jump up and down

foam at the mouth

froth at the mouth

do one's head in

have steam coming out of one's ears

do one's nut in

be hot under the collar

lose your temper

be incandescent

be beside yourself

make a fuss over

fly off the handle

work oneself into sweat

go off the deep end

lose one's temper

go through the roof

fly into a rage

get hot under the collar

blow one's stack

throw a tantrum

hit the ceiling

become very angry

gnash your teeth

deliver a tirade

fly into a temper

burst a blood vessel

be all steamed up

be at boiling point

champ at the bit

get steamed up about

chomp at the bit

breathe fire and slaughter

be on the warpath

fly into a passion

have a conniption fit

get all steamed up

boil over with rage

have lost one's temper

grow passionate

become impassioned

become animated

get one's knickers in a twist

give vent to one's feelings

become indignant

become infuriated

take offense^US

draw oneself up

take offence^UK

go on the rampage

get your dander up

have one's hackles up

get one's dander up

feel one's hackles rise

get your hackles up

be fit to be tied

lose one's cool

explode in anger

go into a frenzy

deliver a harangue

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Verb

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

find fault with

kick up a stink

inveigh against

speak out against

take exception to

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

put the boot in

be on at someone

kick up a rumpus

turn on the waterworks

take issue with

make a protest to

sound off about

look askance at

jump down one's throat

kick up a fuss about

bellyache about

kick up a stink about

complain vehemently about

express a poor opinion of

remonstrate against

be hostile towards

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Verb

Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

move restlessly

be on pins and needles

be like a cat on hot bricks

have ants in one's pants

change position

feel uncomfortable

move spasmodically

move convulsively

move up and down

move unsteadily

shake like a leaf

shake violently

shake uncontrollably

swing backwards and forwards

move to and fro

swing back and forth

move from side to side

wave to and fro

move to the side

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Verb

Take small bites out of

take small bites

eat between meals

eat like a bird

take small bites from

sink your teeth into

sink one's teeth into

take nourishment

sink teeth into

take a chunk out of

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Verb

To feel emotionally upset

Verb

Hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong

have misgivings about

have reservations about

have scruples about

think twice about

disrelish something

mind doing something

vacillate about

have qualms about

drag one's feet over

drag one's heels over

blow hot and cold

sit on the fence

pussyfoot around

be unable to make up your mind

be in two minds

be unable to decide

run hot and cold

keep changing one's mind

change one's mind

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

be ambivalent about

feel uneasy about

chop and change

keep changing your mind

be diffident about

have second thoughts

be in a quandary

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

go from one extreme to the other

move to and fro

play a waiting game

while away time

move back and forth

take one's time

use delaying tactics

drag one's feet

drag one's heels

put off doing something

let the grass grow under one's feet

be on the fence

will and will not

beat around the bush

change direction

second-guessing oneself

have misgivings

move backward and forward

adopt Fabian tactics

be reluctant about

express misgivings

express reservations

express reluctance

kick the can down the road

postpone action

take a raincheck

move backwards and forwards

second-guessing yourself

think something unlikely

lack conviction

harbour suspicions about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have doubts about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

entertain doubts about

have suspicions about

have one's doubts about

swing backwards and forwards

swing back and forth

follow one another

act reciprocally

act in sequence

occur in rotation

work in sequence

take it in turns

be interspersed

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Noun

A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

state of agitation

state of anxiety

distressed state

state of nervousness

alarums and excursions

discombobulation

breach of the peace

topsy-turviness

state of confusion

state of nervous excitement

Sturm und Drang

disorganization^US

reign of terror

disorganisation^UK

fuss and bother

hell broke loose

hustle and bustle

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Noun

A state of noisy and confused activity

monkey business

alarums and excursions

hustle and bustle

hell broke loose

fuss and bother

breach of the peace

all hell breaking loose

toing and froing

all hell broken loose

topsy-turviness

comings and goings

hectic activity

Sturm und Drang

fuss and feathers

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

discombobulation

misunderstanding

three-ring circus

state of agitation

a three-ring circus

apprehensiveness

state of anxiety

reign of terror

scene of confusion

topsy-turvyness

utter confusion

chaotic situation

street fighting

violent disorder

tempest in a teapot

much ado about nothing

storm in a teacup

wild excitement

state of unrest

ants in your pants

an omnishambles

absence of government

dog's breakfast

troublesome situation

nervous excitement

febrile disease

running a temperature

more heat than light

insubordination

guerrilla activity

act of resistance

underground activity

seizure of power

act of defiance

discontinuation

bit of argy-bargy

difference of opinion

precipitousness

expeditiousness

precipitateness

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Noun

A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire

interconnection

open-mesh frame

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Noun

An often childish display or fit of bad temper

fit of ill humour

exhibition of oneself

display of emotion

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Noun

An obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

visibility zero

water vapour^UK

ol' buttermilk sky

sprinkle of rain

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