- get in a lather
- get (yourself) in/into a lather
informal
be in a lather - to be very anxious about something.
It's really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it.
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get into a lather — get into a ˈlather | work yourself into a ˈlather idiom (BrE, informal) to get anxious or angry about sth, especially when it is not necessary • Calm down don t work yourself into a lather about it. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get into a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
lather — la|ther1 [ˈla:ðə US ˈlæðər] n [singular, U] [: Old English; Origin: leathor] 1.) a white mass of bubbles produced by mixing soap in water 2.) a white mass that forms on a horse s skin when it has been ↑sweating = ↑foam 3.) get in a lather also… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lather — [[t]lɑ͟ːðə(r), læ̱ðə(r)[/t]] lathers, lathering, lathered 1) N SING A lather is a white mass of bubbles which is produced by mixing a substance such as soap or washing powder with water. ...the sort of water that easily makes a lather with soap … English dictionary
get yourself in a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
get yourself into a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
Läther — Infobox Album | Name = Läther Type = Album Artist = Frank Zappa Background = Darkseagreen Released = September 24 1996 Recorded = 1972–1976 Genre = Progressive rock, art rock, jazz fusion, experimental rock Length = 172:56 Label = Rykodisc… … Wikipedia
work yourself into a lather — get into a ˈlather | work yourself into a ˈlather idiom (BrE, informal) to get anxious or angry about sth, especially when it is not necessary • Calm down don t work yourself into a lather about it. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get the better of — Synonyms and related words: beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, circumvent, deceive, defeat, destroy, do in, drub, elude, evade, fix, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, hide, hors de… … Moby Thesaurus
in a lather — {adj.}, {slang} In great excitement; all worked up; extremely agitated. * /I couldn t get across to Joe, he was all in a lather./ … Dictionary of American idioms
