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单词 in a lather
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in a lather

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Also, in a state. Agitated and anxious, as in Don't get yourself in a lather over this, or She was in a state over the flight cancellation. The first term alludes to the frothy sweat of a horse, the second to an upset state of mind. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see in a stew.

Words nearby in a lather

in a fog, in a good light, in a hole, in a huff, in a jam, in a lather, inalienable, in all, in all one's born days, in all probability, inalterable
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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