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not to worry

phrase

Etymology

The origin of the phrase is unknown. According to Partridge’s Dictionary of Catch Phrases the idiom dates from the mid-1930s with a surge in 1957–8.

Definitions

  1. There is no need for concern

    There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.

    • She didn't catch this train, but not to worry: she can get the next one.
    • For those whose economic outlook may be summarised in that hackneyed expression "Not to worry," then the latest figures could be interpreted as conducive to that conviction.
    • Flynn: Not to worry. They'll get back before Sergeant Walker pays his visit. You'll be O.K.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA