The phrase "anxious of something" is not correct in standard English usage.
The correct expression is "anxious about something," which conveys a sense of worry or concern regarding a specific issue.
Example: "She was anxious about the upcoming exam and spent hours studying."
Alternatives: "worried about" or "concerned about".
Whenever you are afraid or anxious of doing something, realize that everyone feels fear at certain stages of their life and that it is still important to forge ahead in spite of the fears.
"Maybe it's edgy the way that you feel slightly anxious - an example of something we're probably all nervous about is drinking from a glass that's chipped, we've all done it - what you tend to do is move it round and put the chip on the other side.
In a post this week denouncing the idea of "guilty pleasures," Jennifer Szalai cites "Scandal," ABC's Washington, D.C., power-player drama, as an example of something that anxious, highbrow aspirants attempt to waive away with the phrase.
By Ian Crouch December 12 , 2013In a post this week denouncing the idea of "guilty pleasures," Jennifer Szalai cites "Scandal," ABC's Washington, D.C., power-player drama, as an example of something that anxious, highbrow aspirants attempt to waive away with the phrase.
For example, when you are about to talk to a girl you really like for the first time and you feel a bit anxious and uncertain, you think of something that inspires you, something that gives you certainty and activates your energies, perhaps an engaging piece of music or an amalgam of inspiring thoughts, a counterbalancing feeling is generated that diminish unwanted ripples.
A number of people shared that they ignore others primarily because of something they're too anxious to confront about themselves.
Again, this suggests that Facebook surveillance isn't just a symptom of anxious attachment, but something extra.
My anxious fear felt a bit like I was part of something significant.
Perennially anxious about Russia, they believe their safety relies on being part of something bigger.
But when we come to talk about this – to articulate the intrinsic value of something to us, and potentially to others – we get embarrassed, anxious about seeming elitist.
