Emotions & feelings
be in a total panic
feel extremely frightened
If you are in a total panic, you feel extremely frightened or worried and cannot think clearly.
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Why did you call me so early?
I was in a total panic because I couldn't find my passport.
I was in a total panic when the doctor said I needed another test.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I was in a total panicking when I lost my passport.
Say: I was in a total panic when I lost my passport.
After “in a total,” use the noun “panic,” not the -ing form “panicking.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be in a total panic; go into a total panic
Your turn: say it out loud
I was in a total panic when the doctor said I needed another test.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be in a total panic
feel extremely frightened
“I was in a total panic when the doctor said I needed another test.”
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