in a tizzy

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*in a tizzy

Fig. in an excited and confused condition. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) John is in a tizzy because we're an hour late. Mary was in a tizzy when she couldn't find her keys.

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So it seems that the world and its auntie is in a tizzy over Victoria Beckham and her heelless boots. Are Victoria's heelless boots as uncomfortable as they look? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Boy A" is based on a novel by Jonathan Trigell, which itself seems inspired by a sensational murder case that had the British tabloids in a tizzy some years back. 'BOY A' TACKLES ADULT ISSUES WITH SENSITIVITY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The worlds of science and marketing are in a tizzy following the revelation that astronomers plan to broadcast a junk food advertisement to a star 42 light years away. Alien vs predator: cool Ranch by New Internationalist More results

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So it seems that the world and its auntie is in a tizzy over Victoria Beckham and her heelless boots.

Are Victoria's heelless boots as uncomfortable as they look? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Boy A" is based on a novel by Jonathan Trigell, which itself seems inspired by a sensational murder case that had the British tabloids in a tizzy some years back.

'BOY A' TACKLES ADULT ISSUES WITH SENSITIVITY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The worlds of science and marketing are in a tizzy following the revelation that astronomers plan to broadcast a junk food advertisement to a star 42 light years away.

Alien vs predator: cool Ranch by New Internationalist

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