单词 | i should worry |
释义 | > as lemmasI should worry d. Used ironically, expressing the inappropriateness or unlikeliness of the action advocated or state envisaged, as I should worry, there is no reason for me to worry, I am not worried. colloquial (originally a Yiddishism). ΚΠ 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xiii, in Cent. Mag. Mar. 674/2 I should murmur!.. It makes me feel good all over. 1906 F. H. Burnett Shuttle (1907) xxxviii. 381 ‘Hope you had a fine time, Mr. Selden?’ ‘Fine! I should smile! Fine wasn't in it.’ 1914 ‘High Jinks, Jr.’ Choice Slang 13 I should worry, I do not care. 1929 ‘E. Queen’ Roman Hat Myst. vi. 80 ‘Well,’ grinned the District Attorney, ‘I carry a lot of insurance, so I should worry.’ 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon x. 224 ‘You watch your step, Polly. Maybe 'e's married three times a'ready.’ ‘I should worry,’ said the girl, with a toss of the head. 1945 A. Kober Parm Me 155 ‘The cilling you think he's going to fix?’ ‘You should live so long!’ he'll say. 1957 N.Y. World-Telegram 13 Sept. 22/5 All I ask of these scientists is that they put in writing their guarantee that insects will get us yet. We should be so lucky. 1967 V. C. Welburn Johnny so Long ii. iii. 76 Don't try to digest everything at once. Hell, I should talk. 1970 M. O'Brine Crambo lxiii. 170 If that's the best their gunners can do, we should worry. 1970 M. O'Brine Crambo lvii. 230 ‘It's your life,’ said Waterhouse. ‘I should live that long,’ said Gesing. 1975 R. Rendell Shake Hands for Ever iii. 29 They both came in at about ten—my God, I should be so lucky! I should worry c. intransitive (for reflexive). To give way to anxiety or mental disquietude. Also in colloquial phrases, as I should worry: see shall v. 18d; not to worry: see not adv. 5a(c). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > be worried [verb (intransitive)] to annoy of?c1400 fret1551 moil1567 ferret1807 worrit1854 worry1860 whittle1880 fidget1884 agonize1915 to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952 to stress out1983 stress1988 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Worry v.n., to indulge in idle complaining; to fret; to be troubled. (Colloquial.) Roget. 1861 J. G. Holland Lessons in Life xiii. 181 When she can find nothing to do, then she worries. 1874 Ld. Coleridge in Life (1904) II. ix. 244 ‘Don't coddle and don't worry’ is his recipe for longevity. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) ix. iv. 414 Men would no more worry about finding employment than they worry about finding air to breathe. 1901 T. J. Alldridge Sherbro xx. 205 My head-man..begged me not to worry. < as lemmas |
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