lose sleep over

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lose sleep over
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: to worry about (something) so much that one cannot sleep —usually used in negative statements
I'm disappointed about their decision, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

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For readers to lose sleep over Gone Before Goodbye.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Given last year's halftime show drawing over 127 million viewers, Bad Bunny may not need to lose sleep over 50,000 signees calling for his replacement.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Such cast shake-ups involving a number of notable exits have become somewhat routine on SNL over the years, but Newman notes that this wasn’t something that performers in her era generally had to lose sleep over.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
Jones said a trade wouldn’t occur and urged Cowboys fans not to lose sleep over the possibility.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025