stress out

Idioms  

1. Subject to or undergo extreme pressure or strain, as from working. For example, I badly need a vacation; I'm just plain stressed out from this job and its aggravations. The verb stress has meant “afflict with hardship” or “distress” since the 16th century, but the phrase stress out, alluding to psychological stress, dates only from the 1940s.

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stress out

"He's taken all the stress out of everything," Hart added.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Interactive invites help take the stress out of planning your menu, figuring out how much of each ingredient you’ll need and how many servings you’ll need to make.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

The week has started on a positive footing for precious metals as investors look wary at fresh tariff stress out of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

But Frayer believes the best way to build sustainable wealth is not to stress out about the right time to sell an asset, or the feeling of regret with seller’s remorse.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

I don’t even tell her about my panic attack because it would just make her stress out more.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold