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don't sweat the small stuff

don't sweat the small stuff proverb: one should not give in to petty problems; one should not worry about insignificant matters.

Proverb

don't sweat the small stuff

  1. (informal) One should not give in to petty problems; one should not worry about insignificant matters.

Questions about don't sweat the small stuff

What does don't sweat the small stuff mean?
Don't sweat the small stuff means one should not give in to petty problems; one should not worry about insignificant matters.
What part of speech is don't sweat the small stuff?
Don't sweat the small stuff is a proverb.

Words near don't sweat the small stuff in the dictionary

  1. don't shoot the messenger
  2. don't spare the horses
  3. don't spend it all at once
  4. don't spend it all in one place
  5. don't sweat it
  6. don't sweat the small stuff
  7. don't take any wooden nickels
  8. don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks
  9. don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
  10. don't tell me
  11. don't that beat all

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