get grey hair from

verb

To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets grey hair from · participle present getting grey hair from · past got grey hair from · UK participle past got grey hair from · US participle past gotten grey hair from · alternative get gray hair from

  1. idiomaticTo acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).

Origin

See give someone grey hair.

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APA

get grey hair from. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20grey%20hair%20from

MLA

“get grey hair from.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20grey%20hair%20from. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get grey hair from,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20grey%20hair%20from.

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