Feelings
stress out
Phrase
experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension
stressed out
How am I? I don't even know. Everything is so crazy right now and I'm just so stressed out.
in danger of
Phrase
likely to incur or to suffer from
in danger of
Doesn't your family live near the fighting? Are they in danger of getting hit by the bombs?
mad as hell
Phrase
very angry
mad as hell
Yeah, I think they are. My cousin saw tanks in the street yesterday. He wasn't scared, though. He was mad as hell.
lift someone's spirits
Phrase
cause someone to become more cheerful
lifted my spirits
Is it weird that it lifted my spirits to know he was angry and not scared? It makes me feel like we really can fight them.
don't blame
Phrase
indicates that one agrees that the attitude or action taken was reasonable
don't blame
No, I don't blame you. I feel the same way. It's okay to be scared as long as we don't let that get us down.
rise up
Phrase
cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful
rise up
Yeah. We're going to get through this. Ukraine will rise up and never back down.
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