To get somebody out of an unhappy mood, you might say to him, “Don’t ________.”
| WORRY | 528 |
| FRET | 141 |
| LET IT GET YOU DOWN | 110 |
| LET IT BOTHER YOU | 28 |
| PANIC | 26 |
| NR | 25 |
| GIVE UP | 17 |
| TAKE IT SO HARD | 16 |
| GET UPSET | 14 |
| GET EXCITED | 12 |
| THINK ABOUT IT | 12 |
| WORRY ABOUT IT | 11 |
| DESPAIR | 9 |
| LET IT WORRY YOU | 9 |
| GIVE UP THE SHIP | 8 |
| BROOD | 7 |
| LET IT BUG YOU | 6 |
| LET IT GET YOU | 6 |
| BE DOWNHEARTED | 5 |
| BOTHER | 5 |
| FUSS | 5 |
| STEW | 5 |
| SWEAT IT | 5 |
| BE AFRAID | 4 |
| BE BLUE | 4 |
| BE DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 4 |
| BE UPSET | 4 |
| CRY | 4 |
| GET DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 4 |
| BE SO DOWN IN THE MOUTH | 3 |
| BE SO GLOOMY | 3 |
| BLOW YOUR TOP | 3 |
| FEEL BAD | 3 |
| FEEL SO BAD | 3 |
| FROWN | 3 |
| GO TO PIECES | 3 |
| LET IT GET THE BEST OF YOU | 3 |
| LET IT GET TO YOU | 3 |
| POUT | 3 |
| WORRY SO | 3 |
| BE A CREPEHANGER | 2 |
| BE SAD | 2 |
| BE SO PESSIMISTIC | 2 |
| BE SO UPSET | 2 |
| BORROW TROUBLE | 2 |
| CRY OVER SPILLED MILK | 2 |
| DWELL ON IT | 2 |
| FEEL SO BLUE | 2 |
| GET ALL UPSET | 2 |
| GET DISCOURAGED | 2 |
| GO ALL TO PIECES | 2 |
| HAVE THE MULLIGRUBS | 2 |
| LET IT UPSET YOU | 2 |
| LET THAT BOTHER YOU | 2 |
| LOSE HEART | 2 |
| LOSE YOUR HEAD | 2 |
| MOPE | 2 |
| SCOWL | 2 |
| SWEAT | 2 |
| TAKE IT TOO HARD | 2 |
| “LET IT WORRY YOU, THINGS WILL WORK OUT” | 1 |
| “TAKE IT SO HARD, ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD” | 1 |
| “WORRY, THE WORLD AIN’T GONNA END JUST YET” | 1 |
| ACT LIKE THAT | 1 |
| BE A FAGGOT | 1 |
| BE A FUSS BUDGET | 1 |
| BE A IMBECILE | 1 |
| BE A QUITTER | 1 |
| BE A WORRYWART | 1 |
| BE ANXIOUS | 1 |
| BE BROODY | 1 |
| BE CONCERNED | 1 |
| BE CRABBY | 1 |
| BE DISCOURAGED | 1 |
| BE DISTURBED | 1 |
| BE DOWN | 1 |
| BE DOWNCAST | 1 |
| BE EXCITED | 1 |
| BE FRIGHTENED | 1 |
| BE FRUSTERATED | 1 |
| BE IN A HURRY | 1 |
| BE LIKE THAT | 1 |
| BE NERVOUS | 1 |
| BE PESSIMISTIC | 1 |
| BE SO BLUE | 1 |
| BE SO BOTHERED | 1 |
| BE SO DOWN | 1 |
| BE SO DOWN AND OUT | 1 |
| BE SO DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 1 |
| BE SO DOWNHEARTED | 1 |
| BE SO EXCITED | 1 |
| BE SO GLUM | 1 |
| BE SO SAD | 1 |
| BE SO SOUR | 1 |
| BE THAT WAY | 1 |
| BE UNHAPPY | 1 |
| BE WORRIED | 1 |
| BECOME HYSTERICAL | 1 |
| BELLYACHE | 1 |
| BLOW A FUSE | 1 |
| BOTHER ME | 1 |
| BOTHER YOU | 1 |
| BOTHER YOURSELF | 1 |
| CARRY ON | 1 |
| CARRY ON SO | 1 |
| CROSS THE BRIDGE BEFORE YOU COME TO IT | 1 |
| CROSS THE BRIDGE TILL YOU GET THERE | 1 |
| CRY ABOUT IT | 1 |
| CRY ANYMORE | 1 |
| CRY OVER SPILT MILK | 1 |
| DO ANYTHING I WOULDN’T DO | 1 |
| DO THAT | 1 |
| EXCITE YOURSELF | 1 |
| FALL APART | 1 |
| FEAR | 1 |
| FEEL BADLY | 1 |
| FEEL LIKE THAT | 1 |
| FEEL SO DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 1 |
| FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF | 1 |
| FEEL THE BLUES | 1 |
| FEEZE | 1 |
| FLY OFF THE HANDLE | 1 |
| FRANIC | 1 |
| FREEZE | 1 |
| FRET ABOUT IT | 1 |
| FRET OVER IT | 1 |
| FRET SO | 1 |
| FUSS ABOUT IT | 1 |
| FUSS OVER IT | 1 |
| FUSS SO MUCH ABOUT IT | 1 |
| GET ALL EXCITED | 1 |
| GET ALL HET UP | 1 |
| GET ALL HOT AND BOTHERED | 1 |
| GET ALL SHOOK UP | 1 |
| GET ALL UPSET OVER NOTHING | 1 |
| GET ALL WORKED UP | 1 |
| GET DEPRESSED | 1 |
| GET DOWN | 1 |
| GET DOWN SO | 1 |
| GET DOWNCAST | 1 |
| GET EXCITED OVER NOTHING | 1 |
| GET FLUSTERED | 1 |
| GET FUSSY | 1 |
| GET IN A STEW | 1 |
| GET IN A TIZZY | 1 |
| GET IN AN UPROAR | 1 |
| GET MOODY | 1 |
| GET RATTLED | 1 |
| GET RILED UP | 1 |
| GET SHOOK UP | 1 |
| GET SO RILED UP | 1 |
| GET SO UPSET | 1 |
| GET UPSET ABOUT THAT | 1 |
| GET UPSET SO MUCH | 1 |
| GET UPTIGHT | 1 |
| GET WORKED UP ABOUT THAT | 1 |
| GET YOUR DOBBER DOWN | 1 |
| GET YOURSELF IN A DITHER | 1 |
| GIVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| GIVE WAY TO THE MULLIGRUBS | 1 |
| GO OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
| GO ON | 1 |
| GRIEVE | 1 |
| HARP ON IT | 1 |
| JUMP THE TRACES | 1 |
| JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS | 1 |
| KEEP HAVING THE BLUES | 1 |
| KEEP THE LID ON | 1 |
| KNOCK IT | 1 |
| LET IT GET UNDER YOUR SKIN | 1 |
| LET IT GET YOU ALL UPSET | 1 |
| LET IT GET YOUR GOAT | 1 |
| LET IT HASSLE YOU | 1 |
| LET IT JAR YOU | 1 |
| LET IT PERTURB YOU | 1 |
| LET IT WEAR YOU DOWN | 1 |
| LET YOURSELF GET BLUE | 1 |
| LOOK AT THE DARK SIDE | 1 |
| LOOK ON THE DARK SIDE | 1 |
| LOOK ON THE GLOOMY SIDE | 1 |
| LOOK SO GLOOMY | 1 |
| LOSE FAITH | 1 |
| LOSE YOUR FAITH | 1 |
| MAKE MOUNTAINS OUT OF MOLEHILLS | 1 |
| MIND | 1 |
| MOURN | 1 |
| MUSS NET MINDA | 1 |
| OVERDO IT | 1 |
| PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT | 1 |
| PAY ANY MIND | 1 |
| PROB’LY IT ISN’T SO BLACK AS YOU THINK | 1 |
| RUSH IT | 1 |
| SAY THAT | 1 |
| SHE’S GOT HER SHOVEL WHERE THERE’S NO SHIT | 1 |
| STAMPEDE | 1 |
| STEW ABOUT IT | 1 |
| STEW AND FRET | 1 |
| STEW AROUND SO | 1 |
| STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF | 1 |
| SUFFER SO | 1 |
| SULK | 1 |
| SULK OVER THAT | 1 |
| SWEAT NOT | 1 |
| SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF | 1 |
| TAKE IT SO SERIOUS | 1 |
| TAKE IT SO SERIOUSLY | 1 |
| TAKE IT THAT WAY | 1 |
| TAKE IT TO HEART | 1 |
| TAKE IT TOO SERIOUS | 1 |
| TAKE SUCH A DIM VIEW | 1 |
| TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY | 1 |
| THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE | 1 |
| THINK ANYMORE OF IT | 1 |
| THINK ANYTHING MORE OF IT | 1 |
| THINK BACK | 1 |
| THROW YOUR STIFLE OUT | 1 |
| TROUBLE YOURSELF | 1 |
| TRY TO PUSH IT | 1 |
| WEEP | 1 |
| WET IT | 1 |
| WORK YOURSELF INTO A SWEAT | 1 |
| WORRY OVER IT | 1 |
| WORRY OVER THAT | 1 |
| WORRY SO MUCH | 1 |
| WORRY YOUR HEAD OFF | 1 |
| WORRY YOURSELF | 1 |
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