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BulbulTada Posted 6 years ago
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Hung up on how much...

I am worried you may not be taking enough care of yourself. If I say, 'I am hung up on how much you take care of yourself', is it right?
  

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hung up on (something): to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it (Cambridge Dictionary) BulbulTada I am hung up on how much you take care of yourself. It's correct, but in my opinion it's a bit extreme as a way of saying you're worried. Besides, it's slang, and that takes away from the seriousness of the topic.

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  • hung up on (something): to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it (Cambridge Dictionary) BulbulTada I am hung up on how much you take care of yourself.
  • It's correct, but in my opinion it's a bit extreme as a way of saying you're worried.
  • Besides, it's slang, and that takes away from the seriousness of the topic.
  • The following seem better to my ear.
  • I'm (very) worried about how much ...
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hung up on (something): to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it (Cambridge Dictionary)

BulbulTadaI am hung up on how much you take care of yourself.

It's correct, but in my opinion it's a bit extreme as a way of saying you're worried. Besides, it's slang, a

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