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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

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something

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 cause anguish or distress to

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 cook in liquid

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

Meet and come into violent conflict

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

stew in one's juices

go through the mill

get in a tiz-woz

be on pins and needles

be in a tiz-woz

bite one's nails

stay the course

be in a blue funk

be in a state of nervousness

be in a state of agitation

be in a state of anxiety

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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

drive up the wall

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

give someone the hump

make someone see red

give someone a hard time

give someone grief

give a hard time

get in your hair

get on one's nerves

cut to the quick

put your back up

rub the wrong way

drive round the bend

be on your back

get your back up

hurt someone's feelings

throw off balance

put someone's back up

give someone the pip

drive round the twist

be a pain in the neck

give a bad time

get in one's hair

get under one's skin

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

get across someone

make someone's blood boil

get in someone's hair

give offence to

rub you up the wrong way

hurt somebody's feelings

get someone's goat

put somebody's nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

cause anguish to

tick someone off

cause disquiet to

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

put your nose out of joint

set one's teeth on edge

stick in one's craw

be a nuisance to

cause suffering

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

cause suffering to

make it tough for

put pressure on

hit where one lives

work into lather

send into a rage

try one's patience

take a rise out of

put someone out

try someone's patience

get a rise out of

make blood boil

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

break one's heart

breathe down someone's neck

bring pressure to bear on

put into a funk

put a damper on

break the heart of

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

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

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

prey on one's mind

bend someone's ear

cause concern to

cause discomfort to

make uncomfortable

lose one's temper

get someone's dander up

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

cause bitterness

cause annoyance

cause resentment

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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

wash something away

slowly diminish

gradually overcome

wear something down

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Verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something

make a big thing of

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

put yourself out

go out of one's way

go to the trouble of

take the trouble

put oneself out

be concerned about

make a fuss about

become flustered

go into a panic

press the panic button

get into a state

be in a twitter

cause to feel emotional strain

put in traction

cause to feel mental strain

push to the limit

cause anxiety to

concern oneself

be a great weight on

give someone a hard time

concern yourself

trouble oneself

inconvenience oneself

trouble yourself

burden yourself

inconvenience yourself

go to the trouble

make the effort

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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

regret the absence of

feel despondent about

be in brown study

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Verb

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

be beside oneself

lose your temper

be boiling over

be incandescent

jump up and down

foam at the mouth

be beside yourself

froth at the mouth

make a fuss over

fly off the handle

work oneself into sweat

go off the deep end

be hot under the collar

fly into a rage

go through the roof

get hot under the collar

throw a tantrum

hit the ceiling

deliver a tirade

blow one's stack

gnash your teeth

become very angry

breathe fire and slaughter

be on the warpath

grow passionate

be all steamed up

be at boiling point

champ at the bit

become impassioned

become animated

get steamed up about

chomp at the bit

explode in anger

deliver a harangue

become indignant

become infuriated

go into a frenzy

burst a blood vessel

fly into a temper

draw oneself up

be fit to be tied

go on the rampage

get your dander up

get one's dander up

get your hackles up

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Verb

To cause anguish or distress to

exercise oneself

wrestle with oneself

torment yourself

torture yourself

go through the mill

cause suffering to

give someone grief

inflict anguish on

drive up the wall

concern oneself

get overwrought

be on tenterhooks

torture oneself

torment oneself

get in a fluster

lose sleep over

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

be a nuisance to

get in a lather

weigh heavily on

give a hard time

get in a tiz-woz

discriminate against

get in your hair

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

give someone a hard time

be on your back

cause trouble to

bend someone's ear

be afflicted with

be plagued with

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make demands on

be burdened with

be blighted with

be bedevilled by

play cat and mouse

lead someone a merry dance

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

be ever present

be on pins and needles

be in a tiz-woz

distress yourself

distress oneself

stay the course

be in a state of agitation

be in a state of anxiety

be in a state of nervousness

lay a finger on

cause injury to

eat one's heart out

carry a heavy load

get into a dither

jump on one's case

give a bad time

give one the business

put the squeeze on

give the needle

bite one's nails

be in a blue funk

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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

have a running nose

run at the nose

have a runny nose

turn on the waterworks

take issue with

make a protest to

sound off about

jump down one's throat

kick up a fuss about

bellyache about

kick up a stink about

complain vehemently about

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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

change position

play games with

extricate oneself

feel uncomfortable

amuse oneself with

scratch the surface of

potter around with

potter round with

potter about with

work superficially

move spasmodically

move convulsively

move up and down

shake like a leaf

shake violently

shake uncontrollably

move unsteadily

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

Verb

Burn up

struggle for air

be short of air

Verb

To cook in liquid

bring to the boil

undergo fermentation

produce bubbles

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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

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

be ambivalent about

feel uneasy about

be diffident about

speak haltingly

chop and change

keep changing your mind

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

walk unsteadily

walk falteringly

have second thoughts

be in a quandary

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

be non-committal

dodge the issue

beat about the bush

parry questions

evade the issue

duck the question

fudge the issue

beat around the bush

sidestep the issue

go from one extreme to the other

move to and fro

beg the question

play a waiting game

change one's mind

while away time

avoid the issue

take one's time

use delaying tactics

move back and forth

be noncommittal

drag one's feet

put off doing something

be on the fence

will and will not

straddle an issue

give nothing away

play it close to the vest

skirt the issue

change direction

dodge the question

second-guessing oneself

have misgivings

straddle the fence

move backwards and forwards

cloud the issue

give run around

be reluctant about

stretch the truth

adopt Fabian tactics

express misgivings

express reservations

express reluctance

give a false colour to

give the run around

kick the can down the road

postpone action

take a raincheck

second-guessing yourself

shift ground about

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

follow one another

act reciprocally

act in sequence

occur in rotation

work in sequence

take it in turns

be interspersed

move backward and forward

swing backwards and forwards

swing back and forth

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Verb

Meet and come into violent conflict

come into conflict

have a punch-up

mount an attack

engage in hostilities

go for each other

engage in conflict

engage in combat

enter the lists

go head to head

fight like cat and dog

jockey for position

exchange blows with

fight for King and country

fight for Queen and country

fight like Kilkenny cats

go at it hammer and tongs

raise your fists

engage in fisticuffs

have a ding-dong

bear arms against

come to blows with

take the field against

campaign against

carry on hostilities

assault each other

be at daggers with

be at each other's throats

punch each other

attack each other

struggle against

be at daggers drawn

pit oneself against

pit yourself against

pitch oneself against

take all comers

take up the gauntlet

go up against in contest

go for the gold

address yourself to

nominate yourself

put yourself forward

knock oneself out

give all one's got

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Noun

A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

state of agitation

state of anxiety

distressed state

state of nervousness

cantankerousness

low boiling point

dissatisfaction

fit of bad temper

fit of ill temper

uncertain temper

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Noun

A state of noisy and confused activity

monkey business

alarums and excursions

difficult situation

disorganization^US

hustle and bustle

disorganisation^UK

a three-ring circus

civil disobedience

fuss and bother

Sturm und Drang

breach of the peace

fighting in the streets

hell broke loose

all hell broken loose

fuss and feathers

chaotic situation

state of unrest

topsy-turviness

seizure of power

act of resistance

act of defiance

an omnishambles

utter confusion

topsy-turvyness

street fighting

violent disorder

insubordination

discombobulation

reign of terror

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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

motley collection

patchwork quilt

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Noun

An often childish display or fit of bad temper

cantankerousness

low boiling point

fit of bad temper

fit of ill temper

uncertain temper

fit of bad humour

wounded feelings

fit of the sulks

frenzy of anger

outburst of rage

paroxysm of anger

paroxysm of rage

outburst of anger

display of emotion

exhibition of oneself

fuss and bother

alarums and excursions

tempest in a teapot

storm in a teacup

hell broke loose

hustle and bustle

state of unrest

Sturm und Drang

breach of the peace

street fighting

violent disorder

much ado about nothing

fuss and feathers

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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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