on edge

on edge
TENSE, nervous, edgy, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, unsettled; twitchy, nervy, keyed up, restive, skittish, neurotic, insecure; informal uptight, jumpy, wired; Brit. informal strung up.
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phrasal

as a conductor … he kept the singers uncomfortably on edgeTime

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on edge
1. In a state of expectant irritability
2. Nervous or tense with anticipation
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on edge phrase
nervous and unable to relax because you are worried

The events of the past few days had left her feeling tense and on edge.

Thesaurus: feeling worried and nervoussynonym
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tense, nervous, or irritable

never had she felt so on edge before an interview

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on edge
: feeling nervous : not calm or relaxed

She was on edge [=edgy] before her exam. = Her nerves were on edge before her exam.

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