lose sleep over

Idioms and Phrases

Worry about, as in It's too bad the experiment failed, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it . This expression, often put negatively, alludes to actual insomnia caused by anxiety. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Do you ever lose sleep over those who killed themselves because you had invaded their privacy, or that of their loved ones?

From The Daily Beast

"Oh, you make a great mistake if you think I'd lose sleep over any man," she said, with lofty coolness.

From Project Gutenberg

There seemed to be no reason why both of us should lose sleep over the same cause.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• agonize
• bother
• brood
• carp
• chafe
• fume
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• grieve