worry over trifles

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• worry — I n. 1) to cause worry 2) deep, serious worry 3) financial worries 4) worry about, over II v. 1) (D; intr.) to worry about, over (they worry about you; I worried about them working so hard; to worry over trifles) 2) (R) it worried me that they… …   Combinatory dictionary

• take on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hire] Syn. employ, engage, give work to; see hire 1 . 2. [To acquire an appearance] Syn. emerge, develop, turn; see become 1 , seem . 3. [To undertake] Syn. attempt, handle, endeavor; see try 1 , undertake . 4. [*To meet… …   English dictionary for students

• chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… …   English dictionary for students

• fuss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ado, bustle, hubbub, confusion, agitation; fret, fidget. See activity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bustle, ado, bother, complaint; see confusion 2 , excitement , uproar . v. Syn. whine, whimper, object;… …   English dictionary for students

• pother — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Needless trouble: bother, botheration, fuss. See EASY. II verb To worry over trifles: chafe, fuss. Informal: take on. See CALM …   English dictionary for students

• trouble — I. verb (troubled; troubling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trubler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from *turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus more at turbulent Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to agitate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fuss — [fus] n. [17th c. slang, prob. echoic] 1. a flurry of nervous, excited, often needless activity; bustle 2. a state of excessive nervousness, agitation, etc. ☆ 3. a quarrel or argument 4. a showy display of delight, approval, etc. vi. 1. to cause… …   English World dictionary

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