worry oneself sick

English

Verb

worry oneself sick

(informal) Worry to a great degree.
Synonym: tie oneself in knots

Translations

Translations

French: se faire de la bile (fr), se faire du mauvais sang (fr), se faire un sang d'encre (fr), se ronger les sangs, se faire du mouron (fr), se faire des cheveux blancs (fr)

References

“worry (oneself) sick” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“worried sick” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
“worried sick” (US) / “worried sick” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary

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