worrywart

worrywart
n. phr.
A person who always worries.

"Stop being such a worrywart," Bob said to Alice, who was constantly weighing herself on the bathroom scale.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • worrywart — {n. phr.} A person who always worries. * / Stop being such a worrywart, Bob said to Alice, who was constantly weighing herself on the bathroom scale./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • worrywart — {n. phr.} A person who always worries. * / Stop being such a worrywart, Bob said to Alice, who was constantly weighing herself on the bathroom scale./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • worrywart — ☆ worrywart [wʉr′ēwôrt΄ ] n. [ WORRY + WART] Informal a person who tends to worry, esp. over insignificant details …   English World dictionary

  • worrywart — noun /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt,ˈwɝ.iˌwɔɹt/ A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters. It doesnt mean youre a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication. Syn: bundle of nerves, fussbudget, worrier …   Wiktionary

  • worrywart — noun Date: 1936 a person who is inclined to worry unduly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • worrywart — /werr ee wawrt , wur /, n. a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget. [1930 35; WORRY + WART] * * * …   Universalium

  • Worrywart — one who constantly worries unnecessarily …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • worrywart — Australian Slang one who constantly worries unnecessarily …   English dialects glossary

  • worrywart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, worrier, nervous Nellie (inf.), Cassandra. See care, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worrier, nervous person, nervous type*, old maid*; see neurotic . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A… …   English dictionary for students

  • worrywart — wor|ry|wart [ˈwʌriwo:t US ˈwə:riwo:rt] n AmE informal someone who worries a lot about unimportant things …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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