"If John doesn't join the team, I won't get gray hair over it," the coach said.
Naughty children are why mothers get gray.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
get gray hair — or[get gray] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. Often used with over . * / If John doesn t join the team, I won t get gray hair over it, the coach said./ * /Naughty children are why mothers… … Dictionary of American idioms
get gray hair — or[get gray] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. Often used with over . * / If John doesn t join the team, I won t get gray hair over it, the coach said./ * /Naughty children are why mothers… … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ gray — • get gray (hair) v. phr. informal To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. Often used with over . If John doesn t join the team, I won t get gray hair over it, the coach said. Naughty children are why mothers get gray … Словарь американских идиом
give gray hair — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) anxious, confused, or worried. * /The traffic problem is enough to give a policeman gray hairs./ Compare: GET GRAY HAIR … Dictionary of American idioms
give gray hair — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) anxious, confused, or worried. * /The traffic problem is enough to give a policeman gray hairs./ Compare: GET GRAY HAIR … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ gray\ hair — v. phr. informal To make (someone) anxious, confused, or worried. The traffic problem is enough to give a policeman gray hairs. Compare: get gray hair … Словарь американских идиом
hair — See: CURL ONE S HAIR, GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR, HANG BY A THREAD or HANG BY A HAIR, HIDE OR HAIR or HIDE NOR HAIR, IN ONE S HAIR, LET ONE S HAIR DOWN, OUT OF ONE S HAIR, SPLIT HAIRS, TEAR ONE S HAIR … Dictionary of American idioms
hair — See: CURL ONE S HAIR, GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR, HANG BY A THREAD or HANG BY A HAIR, HIDE OR HAIR or HIDE NOR HAIR, IN ONE S HAIR, LET ONE S HAIR DOWN, OUT OF ONE S HAIR, SPLIT HAIRS, TEAR ONE S HAIR … Dictionary of American idioms
hair — See: curl one s hair, get gray hair or get gray, give gray hair, hang by a thread or hang by a hair, hide or hair or hide nor hair, in one s hair, let one s hair down, out of one s hair, split hairs, tear one s hair … Словарь американских идиом
gray — See: GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR … Dictionary of American idioms
