baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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bring down »
To make someone feel bad emotionally.
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carried away »
Made excessively emotional or excited.
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collect one's thoughts »
To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
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come to terms »
To accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful.
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dry eye »
An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
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fall apart »
To be emotionally in crisis.
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good drunk »
A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
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harsh one's mellow »
To make someone feel bad emotionally.
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in stride »
Without emotional upset.
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lump in one's throat »
A feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
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lump to one's throat »
A feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
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no pressure »
The situation at hand is rife with emotional pressure.
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on one's feet »
Being stable or capable, especially in a financial or emotional sense.
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play with fire »
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
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revenge is a dish best served cold »
An expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer.
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shoulder to cry on »
Someone offering emotional support to another in distress.
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sort oneself out »
To calm down emotionally.
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tired and emotional »
Drunk.
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touch a nerve »
To make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.
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walk it off »
To deal with an negative emotional event without complaint; to take it like a man.
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white coat hypertension »
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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worked up »
Excessively emotional, excited or aroused.
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