Stress can build up if you do not take breaks.
build up
idiomTo accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
If you do not clean your room, the dust will build up over time.
As the deadline approached, the pressure began to build up, forcing the team to work through the night to finish the project.
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build a better mousetrap
To create a new product, method, or idea that is better than an existing version of something already common or widely used.
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build a case
to compile evidence that supports a charge against someone.
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build bridges
Often followed by between or to: to establish friendly relations or links.
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build castles in the air
To have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.
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build character
To improve a person's character by developing personality traits such as resilience or responsibility.
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build on sand
To put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.
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build the plane while flying it
To develop one's approach or strategy to a project while carrying out that project, and not beforehand.