fear for (someone or something)
fear for (someone or something)
To be concerned or worried about someone or something. I just fear for you going out all alone so late at night. The sight of my boys with a ball in the house makes me fear for all of our valuables!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fear for someone or something
to be afraid for the safety of someone or something; to worry about someone or something. I fear for Tom. He has gone to a very dangerous place. I don't want to go down that rocky trail. I fear for my car.
See also: fear
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- fear for
- on sight
- do something on sight
- absent (oneself) from (someone or something)
- absent oneself from
- a sight
- be (with)in sight
- be in/within sight
- come into sight
- catch sight of