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keyed up

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*keyed up (about something) and *keyed up (over something)
to be excited or anxious. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Why are you so keyed up about nothing? She is keyed up over her son's health.
See also: key, up
keyed up
nervous or excited The interview went well today but now I'm too keyed up to sleep.
See also: key, up
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We were all of us keyed up to such a pitch of anticipation that the blow was doubly hard to bear.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
On the instant those at the table were keyed up and expectant, the servant was smugly pleased, and he was wallowing in mortification.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
I was keyed up to concert pitch, my brain was working smoothly and quickly, my hands never fumbled once, and it seemed that I almost divined the thousand little things which a small-boat sailor must be taking into consideration every second.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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