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have the cares of the world on shoulders

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have the cares/weight of the world on your shoulders

if you look or feel as if you have the cares of the world on your shoulders, you look or feel very worried or sad I've never seen such a change in anyone. He looks as if he's got the cares of the world on his shoulders.

See also: care, have, of, on, shoulder, world