sweat the small stuff

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To worry about petty issues or insignificant matters. idiomatic,informal
    — The prefrontal cortex is the other character in those internal battles that go on in your life. [...] The higher being who wishes you’d stop sweating the small stuff.

词形变化

sweats the small stuff present,singular,third-person sweating the small stuff participle,present sweated the small stuff participle,past sweated the small stuff past sweat the small stuff participle,past sweat the small stuff past

词源

From the idea that small stuff, or small-diameter cordage used in sailing, should not be tightened by sweating, i. e. pulling the rope perpendicular to its length, as one does to pull large-diameter rope tight.
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