to be uptight about

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• uptight — 01. Students are usually [uptight] before a test. 02. My cousin is [uptight] because he doesn t have a job, and he needs money to pay his mortgage. 03. Why are you so [uptight] this evening? What s bothering you? 04. I can tell when he is… …   Grammatical examples in English

• uptight — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ get ▪ Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• uptight — [[t]ʌ̱pta͟ɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is uptight is tense, nervous, or annoyed about something and so is difficult to be with. [INFORMAL] Penny never got uptight about exams... I tend to get very uptight during a match. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• uptight — adj. (colloq.) uptight about * * * [ ʌptaɪt] (colloq.) uptight about …   Combinatory dictionary

• uptight — up|tight [ˈʌptaıt, ʌpˈtaıt] adj informal 1.) behaving in an angry way because you are feeling nervous and worried uptight about ▪ You have to learn to laugh instead of getting uptight about things. 2.) having strict traditional attitudes and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• uptight — mod. anxious. □ Dave always seems uptight about something. □ He is one uptight guy. □ Don’t get uptight before the test …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• uptight — • up tight • uptight adj slang informal Worried, irritated, excessively eager or anxious. Why are you so uptight about getting that job? the more you worry, the less you ll succeed …   Словарь американских идиом

• uptight — up|tight [ ʌp,taıt ] adjective nervous and easily annoyed: He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty. a. always behaving in a very correct way, and unable to relax in informal situations ─ opposite RELAXED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• uptight — tense, nervous, not relaxed, worried sick    What are you uptight about? I m not sure. It could be fear of losing my job …   English idioms

• uptight — UK [ʌpˈtaɪt] / US [ˈʌpˌtaɪt] adjective 1) nervous and easily annoyed He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty. 2) always behaving in a very correct way, and unable to relax in informal situations …   English dictionary

• Uptight (Everything's Alright) — is a 1965 hit single recorded by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label. One of his most popular early singles, Uptight was the first Stevie Wonder single to be co written by the artist.The single was a watershed in Wonder s career for… …   Wikipedia