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Grammar fix

stress out

become very anxious

to become very anxious and worried, or to make someone feel that way

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Stop stressing out about it, there's nothing you can do tonight.emotions
  • The whole move has really stressed me out.emotions

Fix the pattern

Pattern: stress out / stress someone out

Forgetting 'out': the natural chunk is 'stress out', not just 'stress' on its own.

Patternstress out / stress someone out

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