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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Szymon	SHI-mawn	Polish
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Anima (2)	AN-i-mə	English (Rare)
Erkin	-	Uyghur
Ozzie	AHZ-ee	English
Cassian	KASH-ən (English)	Ancient Roman (Anglicized)