"get grey hair from" meaning in English

See get grey hair from in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets grey hair from [present, singular, third-person], getting grey hair from [participle, present], got grey hair from [past], got grey hair from [UK, participle, past], gotten grey hair from [US, participle, past]
Etymology: See give someone grey hair. Etymology templates: {{m|en|give someone grey hair}} give someone grey hair Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> grey hair from}} get grey hair from (third-person singular simple present gets grey hair from, present participle getting grey hair from, simple past got grey hair from, past participle (UK) got grey hair from or (US) gotten grey hair from)
  1. (idiomatic) To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: get gray hair from
    Sense id: en-get_grey_hair_from-en-verb-6dxW8nk~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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