not to worry

not to worry
not to worry
worry

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not to worry british spoken phrase
used for telling someone that something is not important
Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is unimportantsynonym
Main entry: worry

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informal used to reassure someone by telling them that a situation is not serious

not to worry-no harm done

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not to worry
informal
— used to say that there is no cause for concern or worry

“It looks like we're almost out of milk.” “Not to worry. I'll get some more when I go to the store this afternoon.”

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Main Entry:worry

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ˌnot to ˈworry idiom
(informal, especially BrE) it is not important; it does not matter

Not to worry— I can soon fix it.

Not to worry — no harm done.

Main entry:worryidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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