bottle up

Those worries can quickly spiral when kept bottled up so sharing your concerns with someone you trust lightens the load and gives perspective, even if they can't solve the problem for you.

To be demoted the way that she was — there’s a certain amount of bottling up that comes with that.

We lost and were gutted, but we had to park it and bottle up that feeling of disappointment and use it as added fuel.

As a young carer for his father he felt unable to speak out about his own struggles, so he said he bottled up his emotions.

But the simple act of interacting with another human rather than bottling up your fears also can bring a much-needed reprieve.