sweat the small stuff
English
Etymology
From the combination, possibly boosted by its alliterativeness, of sweat in its colloquial sense meaning to worry, and small stuff designating petty issues.
Verb
- (idiomatic) To worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.
- 2017 April 20, Tim Urban, “Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future”, in Wait But Why, retrieved 2017-04-21:
- The prefrontal cortex is the other character in those internal battles that go on in your life. [...] The higher being who wishes you’d stop sweating the small stuff.
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