"tear one's hair out" meaning in English

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          "text": "My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out."
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          "ref": "1871, Lewis Carroll, “Chapter IV”, in Through the Looking-Glass",
          "text": "\"It's only a rattle,\" Alice said, after a careful examination of the little white thing. \"Not a rattle-snake, you know,\" she added hastily, thinking that he was frightened: \"only an old rattle — quite old and broken.\"\n\"I knew it was!\" cried Tweedledum, beginning to stamp about wildly and tear his hair. \"It's spoilt, of course!\" Here he looked at Tweedledee, who immediately sat down on the ground, and tried to hide himself under the umbrella.",
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        "To react with extreme agitation."
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        "(idiomatic) To react with extreme agitation."
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          "word": "tear one's hair"
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          "word": "pull one's hair out"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
          "word": "s’arracher les cheveux"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "traváo ta malliá mou",
          "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
          "word": "τραβάω τα μαλλιά μου"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
          "word": "rasgarse las vestiduras"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
          "word": "mesarse los cabellos"
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          "text": "My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out."
        },
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          "text": "\"It's only a rattle,\" Alice said, after a careful examination of the little white thing. \"Not a rattle-snake, you know,\" she added hastily, thinking that he was frightened: \"only an old rattle — quite old and broken.\"\n\"I knew it was!\" cried Tweedledum, beginning to stamp about wildly and tear his hair. \"It's spoilt, of course!\" Here he looked at Tweedledee, who immediately sat down on the ground, and tried to hide himself under the umbrella.",
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      "word": "pull one's hair out"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
      "word": "s’arracher les cheveux"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "traváo ta malliá mou",
      "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
      "word": "τραβάω τα μαλλιά μου"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
      "word": "rasgarse las vestiduras"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "react with extreme agitation",
      "word": "mesarse los cabellos"
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