upset yourself — to become sad, worried, or angry by thinking about something unpleasant Please don t upset yourself like this … English dictionary
upset — up|set1 [ ,ʌp set ] adjective ** 1. ) very sad, worried, or angry about something: Why are you so upset? They felt too upset to talk about the incident. upset about/over/by: They re all still very upset about losing the case. get/become upset: It … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upset — I UK [ʌpˈset] / US [ˌʌpˈset] adjective ** 1) very sad, worried, or angry about something Why are you so upset? They felt too upset to talk about the incident. upset about/over/by: They re all still very upset about losing the case. get/become… … English dictionary
upset — ♦♦♦ upsets, upsetting, upset (Pronounced [[t]ʌ̱pse̱t[/t]] when it is a verb or an adjective. Pronounced [[t]ʌ̱pset[/t]] when it is a noun.) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ by/about n If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed… … English dictionary
yourself — your|self W2S1 [jo:ˈself US jo:r ] pron [reflexive form of you ] plural yourselves [ ˈselvz] 1.) used when talking to someone to show that they are affected by their own action ▪ Look at yourself in the mirror. ▪ Come and warm yourselves by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
yourself — pronoun plural yourselves / selvz/ 1 the reflexive form of you : Mind you don t hurt yourself with those scissors. | Go and buy yourself an ice cream. 2 used as a stronger form of “you”: You yourself said he was a dead loss. | If you don t trust… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beside yourself — phrase unable to think clearly because you are very angry, upset, or excited beside yourself with: I felt sick, disgusted, and beside myself with rage. Thesaurus: not able to think clearlysynonym Main entry: beside * * * beside yourself … Useful english dictionary
pull yourself together — phrase to control your emotions and behave calmly after being very upset, angry, shocked etc You have to pull yourself together, go out there and talk to them. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: pull * * *… … Useful english dictionary
tie yourself in knots — informal phrase to become very confused or worried because you are in a difficult situation I was tying myself in knots trying to explain what happened without getting him into trouble. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
work yourself up — work (yourself) up to make yourself excited or upset. You ve worked yourself up over just meeting a girl for a drink? I can t work up any enthusiasm for this plan … New idioms dictionary