get gray hair

[get gray hair] or [get gray] {v. phr.}, {informal}

To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. — Often used with "over".

* /"If John doesn't join the team, I won't get gray hair over it," the coach said./

* /Naughty children are why mothers get gray./

Compare: GIVE GRAY HAIR.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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