lose sleep over (someone or something)

To worry excessively about someone or something, perhaps to the point of literally being unable to sleep. I hope you won't lose sleep over this issue with the printer. I'll call IT in the morning and see if they can fix it. I'm trying not to lose sleep over my daughter, but I just worry about how she'll cope with the pressures of high school.

lose sleep over someone or something

and lose sleep about someone or something

Fig. to worry about someone or something a lot, sometimes when one should be sleeping. (Often used with any and the negative.) Yes, Kelly is in a little bit of trouble, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over her. Don't lose any sleep over the matter. I refuse to lose sleep about it.

lose sleep over

Worry about, as in It's too bad the experiment failed, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. This expression, often put negatively, alludes to actual insomnia caused by anxiety. [First half of 1900s]

词组	lose sleep over (someone or something)
释义	lose sleep over (someone or something) lose sleep over (someone or something) To worry excessively about someone or something, perhaps to the point of literally being unable to sleep. I hope you won't lose sleep over this issue with the printer. I'll call IT in the morning and see if they can fix it. I'm trying not to lose sleep over my daughter, but I just worry about how she'll cope with the pressures of high school. See also: lose, over, sleep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lose sleep over someone or something and lose sleep about someone or something Fig. to worry about someone or something a lot, sometimes when one should be sleeping. (Often used with any and the negative.) Yes, Kelly is in a little bit of trouble, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over her. Don't lose any sleep over the matter. I refuse to lose sleep about it. See also: lose, over, sleep McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lose sleep over Worry about, as in It's too bad the experiment failed, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. This expression, often put negatively, alludes to actual insomnia caused by anxiety. [First half of 1900s] See also: lose, over, sleep The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: lose sleep about (someone or something) go to sleep fox's sleep sleep around the clock got to go home and get my beauty sleep (I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep beauty kip down sleep tight sleep tight!
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