informal

to be very anxious about something.

She was in a real lather when I left this morning because she couldn't find the tickets.

• by the dozen
• by the name
• by the name of
• by the same token
• by the seat of pants
• by the seat of your pants
• by the skin of teeth
• by the skin of your teeth
• by the sweat of brow
• by the sweat of your brow
• by the way
• by virtue of
• by virtue of something
• by word of mouth
• cack-handed
• call a halt
• call a halt to
• call a halt to something
• call a spade a spade
• call bluff
• call for
• call for something
• call girl
• call in
• call in chips