sweat the small stuff

idiom

: to worry about minor things

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“Sweat the small stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20the%20small%20stuff. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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