Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not to worry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: not -to -wor-ry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.

Example Sentences

"She didn't catch this train, but not to worry: she can get the next one."
"For those whose economic outlook may be summarised in that hackneyed expression "Not to worry," then the latest figures could be interpreted as conducive to that conviction."
"Flynn: Not to worry. They'll get back before Sergeant Walker pays his visit. You'll be O.K."
"Still under the influence of "Havoline" and Demerol, I was drifting in and out of never-never land when a nurse came hurrying in and said, "Not to worry! You have some irregularities. We are going to give you a bolus of lidocaine, and it will all straighten out.""

Etymology

The origin of the phrase is unknown. According to Partridge’s Dictionary of Catch Phrases the idiom dates from the mid-1930s with a surge in 1957–8.

Synonyms

no worries

Questions

What does not to worry mean?: There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.
Where does not to worry come from?: The origin of the phrase is unknown. According to Partridge’s Dictionary of Catch Phrases the idiom dates from the mid-1930s with a surge in 1957–8.

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