get uptight

Frequency: 8.223.5 per million words

To become anxious, annoyed, or stressed about something.

uptightVERBS + uptight

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Examples (10)

  • Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.
  • He gets all uptight if anyone criticizes him!
  • There is no need to get so uptight about small mistakes.
  • She tends to get uptight whenever things don't go according to plan.
  • I got really uptight before the interview yesterday.
  • Don't get uptight just because you're running a few minutes late.
  • Why do you always get uptight when we talk about money?
  • He got uptight when I asked him about his personal life.
  • You will just get uptight if you worry too much about the details.
  • It's easy to get uptight during the stressful holiday season.