be in/get into a lather
informalto be or become very worried or nervous about something:
She was in a lather when I left because she couldn't find her ticket.
 It's not worth getting into a lather over.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ant
 - antsy
 - at the end of your tether idiom 1
 - at the end of your tether
 - be in a whirl idiom
 - explosive
 - highly strung
 - hot under the collar idiom
 - hyper
 - hyperactive
 - hypersensitive
 - hysteria
 - hysterics
 - sensitive
 - shock
 - stomach
 - tether
 - thin-skinned
 - touchy
 - worked up
 
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