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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Worked up

Hi,

"I choked back tears and felt absolutely ridiculous for getting so worked up over a tabloid newspaper. Pull yourself together, nobody died." [From the today's The Independent.]

Does the "worked up" in the sentence mean "moved to tears"?

Thank you.
  

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Hi, It means getting emotional, getting upset. Clive

  • Hi, It means getting emotional, getting upset.
  • Clive
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Hi,


It means getting emotional, getting upset.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply.

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