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worked up

[worked up] also [wrought up] {adj.}, {literary} Feeling strongly; excited; angry; worried. * /Mary was all worked up about the exam./ * /John got worked up when they blamed him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

work out

[work out] {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

work into

[work into] {v.} 1. Force into little by little. * /John worked his foot into the boot by pushing and pulling./ 2. Put into; mix into. * /Mary worked some […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

work off

[work off] {v.} To make (something) go away, especially by working. * /John worked off the fat around his waist by doing exercise every morning./ * /Mr. Smith worked off […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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