have fears for sb/sth
Definition
› to be worried about someone or something: The climbers are a day late returning from the mountain and we are beginning to have fears for their safety.Anxious and worried
(Definition of have fears for sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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have bigger/other fish to fry idiom
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have butterflies (in your stomach) idiom
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have come a long way idiom
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have eyes in the back of your head idiom
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have faith! idiom
- have fears for sb/sth idiom
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have feet of clay idiom
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have friends in high places idiom
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have fun and games idiom
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have gimlet eyes idiom
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have got it bad idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- pit of your stomach idiom
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
Topic:
Anxious and worried
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