give someone grey hair
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Meaning · English
to cause someone significant stress or worry
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
gây ra cho ai đó căng thẳng hoặc lo lắng đáng kể
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: cause hair to turn grey
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Raising three kids has given me grey hair
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “give someone grey hair” mean?
to cause someone significant stress or worry Literally: cause hair to turn grey
Is “give someone grey hair” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.