sweat the small stuff en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the idea that small stuff, or small-diameter cordage used in sailing, should not be tightened by sweating, i. e. pulling the rope perpendicular to its length, as one does to pull large-diameter rope tight.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.
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.
2017 April 20, Tim Urban, “Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future”, in Wait But Why, retrieved 21 Apr 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweating the small stuff | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated the small stuff | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated the small stuff | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sweats the small stuff | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sweat the small stuff | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweat the small stuff | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
es ahogarse en un vaso de agua (to worry about petty issues or insignificant matters) · hu apróságok miatt aggódik/aggodalmaskodik (to worry about petty issues or insignificant matters) · hu túlaggódja magát (to worry about petty issues or insignificant matters)