tear one's hair



tear one's hair

Also, tear out one's hair. Be greatly upset or distressed, as in I'm tearing my hair over these errors. This expression alludes to literally tearing out one's hair in a frenzy of grief or anger, a usage dating from a.d. 1000. Today it is generally hyperbolic.
See also: hair, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Simcha-Hebrew
ZeusZOOS (English)Greek Mythology
Ratree-Thai
Vasa-Macedonian
Sacnite-Native American, Mayan
Vardah-Hebrew