make oneself miserable
make (oneself) miserable
To cause oneself a great amount of stress, anxiety, sadness, etc. I don't understand why she keeps making herself miserable in a job she hates. She's just not interested in you romantically, Jack, so stop making yourself miserable pining over her!
See also: make, miserable
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make oneself miserable
to do things which cause one to be unhappy. You're just making yourself miserable by trying to do something you aren't qualified to do. I'm not making myself miserable! You're making me miserable.
See also: make, miserable
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a mystery to (one)
- a change of heart
- able to do
- able to do it
- a shoulder to cry on
- balmy
- appear to
- be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
- be on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
- (one's) game