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Phrase(s): *worked up (over something) [and] *worked up (about something)
excited and agitated about something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; get oneself ~.) • Tom is all worked up over the tax increase. • Don’t get so worked up about something that you can’t do anything about.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, get all worked up. Be or become excited or upset, as in She got all worked up about the idea of adopting a baby. [Late 1600s] Also see WORK UP.
American Heritage Idioms