a bag/bundle of nerves

a bag of nerves

Someone who is very nervous, anxious, or uneasy. Primarily heard in UK. I was a bag of nerves before the test started. Look at that poor bag of nerves over there. She's so anxious she's shaking.

See also: bag, nerve, of

a bundle of nerves

Someone who is very nervous, anxious, or uneasy. I was a bundle of nerves before the driving test started. Look at that poor bundle of nerves over there. She's so anxious she's shaking.

See also: bundle, nerve, of

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bundle of nerves

a very nervous person. I was a bundle of nerves before my dental appointment.

See also: bundle, nerve, of

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

bundle of nerves

Extremely jittery, tense, or fearful person, as in For months after the accident, Aunt Jane was a bundle of nerves. [1930s]

See also: bundle, nerve, of

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

a bundle of nerves

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

a bag of nerves

BRITISH

If you say that someone is a bundle of nerves or a bag of nerves, you mean that they are extremely nervous. What's the matter? You're a bundle of nerves! Elaine admits she was a bag of nerves when she had to sing in front of the queen.

See also: bundle, nerve, of

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

a bag (or bundle) of nerves

a person who is extremely timid or tense. informal

See also: bag, nerve, of

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a bag/bundle of ˈnerves

(informal) a person who is very frightened, worried or nervous about something: She was a bundle of nerves at the start of the interview but she became more confident later. ♢ He’s a bag of nerves. He needs a break.

See also: bag, bundle, nerve, of

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bundle of nerves

n. a very nervous person. I’m just a bundle of nerves. I wish this were over.

See also: bundle, nerve, of

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

bundle of nerves

An extremely nervous person.

See also: bundle, nerve, of

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.