not to worry
idiom
informal
—used to say that there is no cause for concern or worry
"It looks like we're almost out of milk." "Not to worry. I'll get some more this afternoon."
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Despite having a family history of breast cancer and having had a benign lump removed from her breast in 2011, Basnyat's primary care doctor had told her at the time not to worry about undergoing regular mammograms.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Trump told Eskridge then not to worry about rising sea levels, that the island would be there for hundreds more years.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The retailer, on its website, meanwhile, says not to worry.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Before an ambulance took him to the hospital, Black told his sister not to worry about him.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Trump told Eskridge then not to worry about rising sea levels, that the island would be there for hundreds more years.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The retailer, on its website, meanwhile, says not to worry.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Before an ambulance took him to the hospital, Black told his sister not to worry about him.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not to worry
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“Not to worry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20worry. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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