sweat it
idiom
: to worry or be nervous about something
"The car won't start-what are we going to do?" "Don't sweat it. I know all about fixing cars."
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So if the tread is a safer, more appealing, or the only option, don’t sweat it.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Millions will gather with family or friends to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, but some may want to pump iron or sweat it out in the hours leading up to the feast.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
If orange and black aren't up your interior design alley, don't sweat it!
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Here’s what the experience was like, including a stop at the Finnair Platinum Wing Lounge, where weary travelers can sweat it out inside one of the world’s only in-airport saunas.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Millions will gather with family or friends to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, but some may want to pump iron or sweat it out in the hours leading up to the feast.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
If orange and black aren't up your interior design alley, don't sweat it!
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Here’s what the experience was like, including a stop at the Finnair Platinum Wing Lounge, where weary travelers can sweat it out inside one of the world’s only in-airport saunas.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Sweat it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20it. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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