sweat it
idiom
: to worry or be nervous about something
"The car won't start-what are we going to do?" "Don't sweat it. I know all about fixing cars."
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Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
Considering that Michigan has won four straight matchups against Ohio State, DeBoer and Co. may have to sweat it out a little bit this coming weekend.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Don't sweat it — music aficionados can tune in and rock out to all of the stellar performances, speeches, and festivities via livestream this year.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Although the team wasn’t able to clinch victories in both races at Del Mar, Kluger didn’t sweat it.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
Considering that Michigan has won four straight matchups against Ohio State, DeBoer and Co. may have to sweat it out a little bit this coming weekend.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Don't sweat it — music aficionados can tune in and rock out to all of the stellar performances, speeches, and festivities via livestream this year.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Although the team wasn’t able to clinch victories in both races at Del Mar, Kluger didn’t sweat it.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Sweat it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20it. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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