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To be constantly or visibly anxious

To cause anxiety or worry to

To complain or make a fuss about something

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

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 whinge or whine

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

To be constantly or visibly anxious

concern oneself

distress oneself

lose sleep over

carry a heavy load

get into a dither

torment yourself

torture yourself

get overwrought

be on tenterhooks

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

eat your heart out

exercise oneself

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

To cause anxiety or worry to

get on one's nerves

get on your nerves

drive up the wall

rub up the wrong way

get in your hair

put your back up

give a hard time

give someone the hump

get your back up

make someone see red

get under your skin

be on your back

drive round the bend

rub the wrong way

put someone's nose out of joint

cut to the quick

give someone grief

hurt somebody's feelings

get your dander up

give someone the pip

make your blood boil

get on your wick

try your patience

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

give offence to

get across someone

ruffle one's feathers

rub you up the wrong way

drive you up the wall

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

get up someone's nose

raise your hackles

get your hackles up

be a nuisance to

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

drive to distraction

be a thorn in someone's flesh

work into lather

send into a rage

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

cause suffering

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

lose one's temper

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

be an affront to

breathe down someone's neck

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put pressure on

rattle someone's cage

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

throw into a tizz

put into a flap

throw into tizzy

eat away at one's mind

cause annoyance

bend someone's ear

cause resentment

cause bitterness

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 complain or make a fuss about something

kick up a rumpus

inveigh against

be on at someone

lodge a complaint

find fault with

take exception to

make a complaint

put the boot in

speak out against

kick up a stink

protest against

fulminate against

make a fuss about

express disapproval

raise objections

express opposition

express disagreement

voice disapproval

make an objection

be displeased by

take up the cudgels

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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

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

wear threadbare

become threadbare

become tattered

break 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

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

prey on your mind

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

cut to the quick

be a weight on someone's mind

get on your wick

hurt somebody's feelings

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

weigh heavy on someone's mind

concern oneself

cause to feel emotional strain

put in traction

cause to feel mental strain

push to the limit

become flustered

trouble yourself

go to the trouble

press the panic button

go into a panic

be in a twitter

get into a state

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

put someone off their stroke

set someone back on their heels

occupy thoughts

make someone scratch their head

send over the edge

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

throw into a tizzy

put the wind up

fill with consternation

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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

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

put on thinking cap

give thought to

be lost in thought

deliberate about

be in a reverie

give much thought to

ask oneself about

give consideration to

build castles in air

intellectualize^US

speculate about

philosophize^US

debate with oneself

philosophise^UK

intellectualise^UK

turn over in one's mind

beat one's brains out about

run up a flagpole

mull over things

put on one's thinking cap about

chew over things

give some thought to

be lost in contemplation

cudgel your brains

engage in contemplation

be in a thoughtful state

stop to consider

take under consideration

stare into space

think hard about

be in cloud cuckoo land

have your 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

jump up and down

foam at the mouth

do one's head in

be boiling over

have steam coming out of one's ears

do one's nut in

froth at the mouth

be hot under the collar

lose your temper

fly off the handle

be incandescent

overflow with anger

work oneself into sweat

go off the deep end

lose one's temper

go through the roof

get hot under the collar

throw a tantrum

fly into a rage

hit the ceiling

blow one's stack

become very angry

deliver a tirade

fly into a temper

burst a blood vessel

shoot off one's mouth

be all steamed up

be at boiling point

champ at the bit

get steamed up about

chomp at the bit

gnash your teeth

fly into a passion

have a conniption fit

get all steamed up

boil over with rage

grow passionate

become impassioned

become animated

get one's knickers in a twist

give vent to one's feelings

be on the warpath

take offense^US

be fit to be tied

explode in anger

go into a frenzy

deliver a harangue

draw oneself up

become indignant

take offence^UK

have one's hackles up

get your dander up

become infuriated

feel one's hackles rise

get your hackles up

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Verb

To whinge or whine

turn on the waterworks

burst into tears

howl your eyes out

turn on waterworks

cry your eyes out

shed bitter tears

dissolve in tears

put on the weeps

cry as if one's heart would break

cry one's heart out

cry convulsively

breathe noisily

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

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

be diffident about

run hot and cold

keep changing your mind

be ambivalent about

feel uneasy about

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

have second thoughts

be in a quandary

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

chop and change

be reluctant to

be bashful about

be indisposed to

be disinclined to

not be in favour of

be reluctant about

not have the heart to

be unwilling to

be non-committal

beat about the bush

dodge the issue

parry questions

evade the issue

duck the question

fudge the issue

sidestep the issue

go from one extreme to the other

beat around the bush

move to and fro

second-guessing yourself

play a waiting game

while away time

move back and forth

beg the question

avoid the issue

take one's time

use delaying tactics

be noncommittal

put off doing something

let the grass grow under one's feet

have misgivings

be on the fence

will and will not

play it close to the vest

skirt the issue

change direction

move backward and forward

shift ground about

straddle the fence

dodge the question

straddle an issue

play your cards close to your chest

give nothing away

cloud the issue

give run around

express misgivings

express reservations

express reluctance

adopt Fabian tactics

kick the can down the road

postpone action

let something slide

take a raincheck

move backwards and forwards

stretch the truth

give a false colour to

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

act in sequence

work in sequence

swing backwards and forwards

swing back and forth

take it in turns

be interspersed

occur in rotation

act reciprocally

take in rotation

follow one another

hedge your bets

give the run around

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Noun

A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

state of agitation

state of anxiety

state of nervousness

distressed state

state of confusion

state of nervous excitement

apprehensiveness

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“Don't get into a fret, because everything is all right in your apartment. There's no reason at all to get upset.”

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

three-ring circus

storm in a teacup

tempest in a teapot

much ado about nothing

utter confusion

public disturbance

disorderly conduct

public nuisance

tempest in a teacup

tempest in a tea-kettle

mountain out of a molehill

chaotic situation

street fighting

violent disorder

dissatisfaction

flurry of activity

state of unrest

chain of events

howl of protest

lengthy process

tedious business

topsy-turvyness

an omnishambles

howls of protest

scene of confusion

formal complaint

chorus of disapproval

exhibition of oneself

display of emotion

distressed state

state of agitation

state of anxiety

discontinuation

perilous experiences

dangerous experiences

exciting experiences

sticky situation

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

no-win situation

tricky situation

tight situation

difficult situation

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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

fit of bad temper

fit of ill temper

frenzy of anger

paroxysm of anger

paroxysm of rage

outburst of anger

fit of bad humour

outburst of rage

fit of the sulks

display of emotion

exhibition of oneself

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Noun

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

visibility zero

water vapour^UK

sprinkle of rain

ol' buttermilk sky

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