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sick with worry

idiom
Meaning

Extremely anxious or distressed.


Examples
SIMPLE

She is sick with worry about her missing cat.

CONTEXTUAL

He was sick with worry while waiting for the test results to arrive in the mail.

COMPLEX

The parents were sick with worry, pacing the hallway until their daughter finally called to say she had arrived home safely.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    don't worry

    Synonym of none of your business.

  2. 02

    out sick

    Absent from work due to an illness.

  3. 03

    sick and tired

    Bored to the point of weariness.

  4. 04

    sick as a parrot

    Very disappointed; miserable.

  5. 05

    sick at heart

    Despairing, distressed, or anxious.

  6. 06

    sick list

    A list of people who are ill.

  7. 07

    sick man

    A weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.

  8. 08

    sick puppy

    A person who is sick (mentally disturbed) in a morbid or gruesome way.

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